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Creative Acts for Curious People

How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways

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WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • “A delightful, compelling book that offers a dazzling array of practical, thoughtful exercises designed to spark creativity, help solve problems, foster connection, and make our lives better.”—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Happier podcast
In an era of ambiguous, messy problems—as well as extraordinary opportunities for positive change—it’s vital to have both an inquisitive mind and the ability to act with intention. Creative Acts for Curious People is filled with ways to build those skills with resilience, care, and confidence.
At Stanford University’s world-renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, aka “the d.school,” students and faculty, experts and seekers bring together diverse perspectives to tackle ambitious projects; this book contains the experiences designed to help them do it. A provocative and highly visual companion, it’s a definitive resource for people who aim to draw on their curiosity and creativity in the face of uncertainty. Teeming with ideas about discovery, learning, and leading the way through unknown creative territory, Creative Acts for Curious People includes memorable stories and more than eighty innovative exercises.
Curated by executive director Sarah Stein Greenberg, after being honed in the classrooms of the d.school, these exercises originated in some of the world’s most inventive and unconventional minds, including those of d.school and IDEO founder David M. Kelley, ReadyMade magazine founder Grace Hawthorne, innovative choreographer Aleta Hayes, Google chief innovation evangelist Frederik G. Pferdt, and many more.
To bring fresh approaches to any challenge–world changing or close to home–you can draw on exercises such as Expert Eyes to hone observation skills, How to Talk to Strangers to foster understanding, and Designing Tools for Teams to build creative leadership. The activities are at once lighthearted, surprising, tough, and impactful–and reveal how the hidden dynamics of design can drive more vibrant ways of making, feeling, exploring, experimenting, and collaborating at work and in life. This book will help you develop the behaviors and deepen the mindsets that can turn your curiosity into ideas, and your ideas into action.
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    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2021

      Stein Greenberg's (executive director, Stanford Univ. Hasso Plattner Inst. of Design, also called the d.school) debut addresses workplace and management skills, including effective communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and decision-making. Using personal anecdotes and lots of graphics and illustrations, Stein Greenberg provides insights on working well with others, taking control of one's own learning, and working toward equity. Helpfully, she also reminds readers of the importance of rest, with advice on slowing down to focus and ensuring an aspect of fun and creativity when embarking on a new project. Current and aspiring managers will appreciate the advice on providing feedback and evaluating results. The book's lessons are reinforced with 80-plus assignments and exercises from the d.school's curriculum that can be adapted for personal or professional use. Some take less than an hour to complete, while others are several weeks long. VERDICT An inspiring, thought-provoking, and highly recommended work with a multitude of exercises to heighten creativity in management. In addition to business, the book can apply to many fields, and can be used as a self-help or how-to guide. It will especially be helping for those in fields like business, psychology, education, and the sciences.--Lucy Heckman, St. John's Univ. Lib., Queens Village, NY

      Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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