The joy of thinking big

Creativity consultant <a href="http://morganjamespublishing.ning.com/profile/ErnieZelinski">Ernie J. Zelinski</B></a> shows individuals how to be more innovative by seeing and generating more options than they normally would see on their own.

<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/ernie-zelinski">Zelinski</a> emphasizes the principles that people must follow to be creative in today's rapidly changing world. Although the book is written with a <a href="http://www.the-money-cafe.com/">business</a> orientation, people can use these principles to be more creative in their <a href="http://www.retirement-cafe.com/Retirement-Jobs.html">Job</a> at <a href="http://www.fun-at-work.org">Work</a> as well as their personal lives.

It may even allow some people to <a href="http://www.thejoyofbeingretired.com/Retirement-Letters-to-Announce-Your-Liberation.html">announce their liberation from work</a>, get <a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/ernie-j-zelinski/sponsorship-is-all-about-profits-that-is-way-it-should-be">sponsorship for projects</a>, or betterr <a href="http://www.retirement-cafe.com/Retirement-Planning.html">plan their retirement</a>.

The book emphasizes <a href="http://www.sensationallycreative.com/17-Principles-of-Creativity-and-Innovation.html">seventeen principles of creativity</a>:

1. Choose to be creative
2. Look for many solutions
3. Write your ideas down
4. Fully analyze your ideas
5. Define your goal
6. See problems as opportunities
7. Look for the obvious
8. Take risks
9. Dare to be different
10. Be unreasonable
11. Have fun and be foolish
12. Be spontaneous
13. Be in the now
14. Practice divergent thinking
15. Challenge rules and assumptions
16. Delay your decision
17. Be persistent

There are many challenging exercises to test and stimulate functional activity. This book is humorous and a pleasure to read.

A good idea to keep as a reference and to stimulate creative thinking when the going gets tough!