Unsafe Thinking: How to be Creative and Bold When You Need It Most
A radical new guide to thinking and working creatively
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornerstone
Published:7th Mar '19
Should be back in stock very soon
This book encourages readers to embrace unconventional thinking and creativity. Unsafe Thinking reveals how to unlock potential and challenge the status quo.
In Unsafe Thinking: How to be Creative and Bold When You Need It Most, Jonah Sachs explores the transformative power of unconventional thinking. He illustrates how the most innovative individuals, from tech pioneers to creative city leaders, often achieve their breakthroughs by defying norms and stepping outside their comfort zones. By examining various case studies, Sachs highlights the importance of rejecting complacency and embracing uncertainty to foster true creativity.
The author draws upon insights from psychology and neuroscience to identify the mental habits that distinguish those who thrive in chaotic environments. Through practical examples, Unsafe Thinking provides readers with actionable strategies to cultivate a mindset that encourages risk-taking and imaginative problem-solving. Sachs emphasizes that by adopting specific cognitive tools and brain-hacks, anyone can tap into their creative potential and become an 'unsafe thinker'.
Ultimately, Unsafe Thinking serves as a guide for those seeking to navigate a rapidly changing world. It challenges conventional wisdom and inspires readers to question the status quo, unlocking the hidden creative solutions that often lie just beneath the surface. This book is not just about individual creativity; it’s about reshaping our approach to work and collaboration in a way that embraces innovation and boldness.
Unsafe Thinking delivers an array of fresh insights on creativity, motivation and staying in “flow”. -- Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVE
In his fascinating new book Unsafe Thinking, the journalist and expert on story telling and creativity, Jonah Sachs, talks about how companies can be so focused on the consensus and the tried and tested that they lose sight of a great opportunity . . . Sachs has practical tips for success. * Forbes *
Argues that now is not the time to play it safe. -- What CEOs Are Reading * Management Today *
Challenging received wisdom is clearly not easy, especially when that involves standing up to your superiors, or looking stupid in front of your peers. But the greatest benefits of courage are, Sachs argues, to be found in challenging yourself. -- Management Today
An enchanting book about how to question the conventional, challenge the status quo, and unlock the creative solutions right under your nose. -- Adam Grant, author of ORIGINALS
Practical and truly entertaining . . . A must-read for anyone facing a changing world. -- Jonah Berger, author of CONTAGIOUS
Unsafe Thinking explores the alternative to the tried and tested solution . . . Unsafe thinking, Sachs suggests, is not only the way to success at work, it is the route to “a more fulfilled, exciting, and joyful life”. -- Books of the Month * Financial Times *
A blazingly original book . . . Destined to become a classic. -- Mary Karr, author of THE LIARS’ CLUB
Since none of us can see the next business breakthrough, we can only emulate the people who have brought real innovation to market, and challenge the team around us to think counter-intuitively, in hopes of changing habits. I found some real insights along these lines in a new book, Unsafe Thinking, by Jonah Sachs, who is one of the influential social innovators I know. He outlines a set of straightforward practices that both he and I believe we can all use to create counter-intuitive breakthroughs ourselves. We don't need to wait for lightning to strike, if we proactively improve our ability to accept more seemingly outlandish solutions and ideas. * Inc. *
Written with considerable panache. * People Management *
ISBN: 9781847942111
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 16mm
Weight: 181g
256 pages