Applied Imagination
Applied Imagination is an influential[1] 1953 book on creative ideation by Alex Faickney Osborn, in which he introduces the technique of brainstorming.[2][3][4][5]
Chapters
[edit]- The all-importance of imagination
- Indispensability of creativity in science
- Careers depend largely on creativity
- Creativity in leadership and professions
- Imagination can improve personal relations
- Universality of imaginative talent
- Ways by which creativity can be developed
- Our new environment - its effect on creativity
- Other factors that tend to cramp creativity
- Creative and non-creative forms of imagination
- The process of ideation vary widely
- Orientation calls for setting our sights
- Preparation and analysis go hand in hand
Editions
[edit]- Osborn, Alex F. (1953). Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Problem Solving. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. OCLC 641122686 [6]
- Revised edition, New York, Scribner, 1957 OCLC 1381383
- 3rd ed. New York C. Scribner 1963 OCLC 757425639
- French translation by Georges Rona and Pierre Dupont, L'Imagination constructive. Principes et processus de la Pensée créative et du Brainstorming, Paris, Dunod, 1959.
- Chinese translation by Ikkō Shō, 応用想像力 Taipei : Kyōshi Kōgyō Sōsho Shuppan Kofun Yūgen Kōshi, 1965 OCLC 673537763
References
[edit]- ^ Schilling, Melissa (2018-02-09). "Why Brainstorming Groups Kill Breakthrough Ideas (And What to do Instead)". Inc.
- ^ Pavitt, Neil (2016-09-22). "You're Probably Not Brainstorming Long Enough". Fast Company.
- ^ Kamenetz, Anya (2013-01-15). "From Alex Osborn To Bob Sutton: A Meeting Of The Minds To Build A Better Brainstorm". Fast Company.
- ^ Walton, Andre (2016-01-25). "Resolving the Paradox of Group Creativity". Harvard Business Review.
- ^ Wentworth, Robert B. (1955). "Review: Applied Imagination by Alex F. Osborn". Journal of Marketing. 20 (1): 97–99. doi:10.2307/1248180. JSTOR 1248180.
- ^ Osborn, Alex F. (2018-05-11). Applied imagination; principles and procedures of creative thinking. Scribner. OCLC 641122686 – via Open WorldCat.