Book description
Research-based techniques that show everyone how to expand creativity and increase productivity
Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson?s provocative book, published in partnership with Harvard Health Publications, reveals why creativity isn't something only scientists, investors, artists, writers, and musicians enjoy; in fact, all of us use our creative brains every day at home, work and play. Each of us has the ability to increase our mental functioning and creativity by learning to move flexibly among several brain states.
Explains seven brain states or "brainsets" and their functions as related to creativity, productivity, and innovation
Provides quizzes, exercises, and self-tests to activate each of these seven brainsets to unlock our maximum creativity
Your Creative Brain, called by critics a new classic in the field of creativity, offers inspiring suggestions that can be applied in both one's personal and professional life.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Part 1: Meet Your Creative Brain
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Part 2: Training Your Creative Brain
- Chapter 5: Opening the Mind: Accessing the Absorb Brainset
- Chapter 6: Imagining the Possibilities: Accessing the Envision Brainset
- Chapter 7: Thinking Divergently: Accessing the Connect Brainset
- Chapter 8: Shaping the Creative idea: Accessing the Reason Brainset
- Chapter 9: Recognizing Useful Ideas: Accessing the Evaluate Brainset
- Chapter 10: Using Emotion Creatively: Accessing the Transform Brainset
- Chapter 11: Performing Creatively: Accessing the Stream Brainset
- Part 3: Putting the CREATES Strategies to Work
- APPENDIX 1: How to Score the CREATES Brainsets Assessment
- APPENDIX 2: The Token Economy System
- APPENDIX 3: The Daily Activities Calendar
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- ABOUT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
- INDEX
Product information
- Title: Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2012
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9781118396544
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