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Chandos Publishing, Oxford, ISBN 1 84334 024 0
Well, we had to recommend our own book! Over 250 pages outlining the psychology, science and process of innovation - including our 7-Step Tao Design Process!
pre-publishing copies available from us only.
Getting to fundamental issues about choices we make or do not make.
Synectics Education Initiative, ISBN 0-9538534-0-3
Telephone +44 (0) 2076 169 797 (the offices of Synectics Europe) to order this book.
If you have thoughts about how maybe we should change the education system then read this. Some simple chapters on Synectics and a chapter by Graham Rawlinson comparing TRIZ and Synectics.
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Fourth Estate, ISBN 1-85702-451-6
A thorough but readable review of research into the mind and creative thinking. If you want proof that managing the mind can change creativity then read this.
Changemaker Publications Ltd.
The complete kit for anyone planning a major change programme, with photo-copyable session materials.
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Pitman, ISBN 0-273-62064-9
Simple, practical and well written.
Kogan Page (in association with AMED), ISBN 0-7494-1593-2
An easy guide to creativity and innovation written by Synectics consultants.
Harper Collins, New York, ISBN 0 297 81546 6
A thought provoking book linking evolution and processes for thinking that the human species has developed.
Judy Piatkus, ISBN 0-7499-1652-4
Techniques to develop images for creativity.
Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-746892-X
An academic book based on much experience of advising on quality programmes.
ISBN #0-9640740-4-4
A classic and well translated book by the founder of TRIZ. Great storytelling to give you a real feel for TRIZ.
Penguin, London
Feynman is one of the geniuses of the 20th Century and a great writer. How easy you fins his pieces depends on how you think but fun to read anyway.
Penguin, London
Some philosophy things about science and things - a book we just like!
Penguin
Although quite old in that it came out originally in 1968 it really is a book to help you think about what molecules are doing in simple engineering situations.
Penguin
A man whose simple approach seems to be coming back into fashion!
St. Lucie Press, Boston
TRIZ in excellent detail by probably the foremost experts in the Western world.
Technical Innovation Centre, Worcester, MA
Great cartoons to help you understand the 40 principles of TRIZ from the originator of TRIZ.
Creative Education Foundation Press, Buffalo, NY
A compilation of some of the best papers on creativity over 50 years, stretching out from Osborn’s original 1943 paper on Brainstorming.
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Fisher Books (Gower in UK)
A simple and easy to use guide using Post-it Notes to structure qualitative problems.
Bloomsbury, London
Something on why we think like we do and how we trick ourselves.
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Fourth Estate
"If you are at all interested in how your brain works, this is the book you must read" - this is the cover quote from Francis Crick of DNA fame
