Random House New Releases - Self Help - Creativity

El elemento by Ken Robinson

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

El elemento
Written by Ken Robinson

Trade Paperback, 240 pages | Vintage | Self-Help - Personal Growth; Self Help - Motivational; Self Help - Creativity | $15.00 | 978-0-8041-6957-8 (0-8041-6957-8)

El elemento by Ken Robinson

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

El elemento
Written by Ken Robinson

eBook, 240 pages | Vintage | Self-Help - Personal Growth; Self Help - Motivational; Self Help - Creativity | $ | 978-0-8041-7034-5 (0-8041-7034-7)

Awaken Your Genius by Carolyn Elliott

2013-09-17T00:30:00-05:00

Awaken Your Genius A Seven-Step Path to Freeing Your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams
Written by Carolyn Elliott

Trade Paperback, 208 pages | EVOLVER EDITIONS | Self Help - Creativity; Body, Mind & Spirit - Personal Transformation; Self Help - Self-Esteem | $14.95 | 978-1-58394-655-8 (1-58394-655-1)

Do you have a nagging suspicion that you're not living up to your creative potential? Do you feel hindered by the deeply embedded programming of social conformity and core limiting beliefs? Most of all, are you ready to shed those shackles and unleash the raging genius deep inside? In Awaken Your Genius, author Carolyn Elliott helps you do just that with a seven-step course that shows you how to live at your fullest creative potential and make manifest your deepest desires and dreams.

In Step 1, Hearing the Heart's Call, you'll learn how to determine your true passions and create a vision for yourself at your most fully realized best. Step 2, Accepting the Call, helps you turn that vision into a commitment. Step 3, Meeting the Guide, opens the door to dialoguing with your inner mentor--the subconscious part of yourself that knows what's missing and how to get it. Step 4, Crossing the Threshold, shows you how to let go of socially programed conformity and venture into your own personal imaginative dreamscape. Step 5, Enduring Trials, gives you tools and tips on navigating the inevitable obstacles that arise when doing this kind of transformational work. Step 6, Becoming Divine, shows you how to tune in to your most expansive, unconditionally loving self, which in turn gives you the power to manifest your dreams and inspire those around you. Step 7, Taming Your Genius, shows you how to negotiate with your newfound genius--a mighty power to be reckoned with--so that it gets sustenance without becoming disruptive. Each step comes with excellent explanations of the powers at work, as well as assignments (called "experiments") and check-ins to make sure you're keeping up with the previous steps.

If you're ready to unleash your inner genius and take your life by storm, Awaken Your Genius will put you on the path, give you the tools you need, and keep you sustained, inspired, and supported along the way. If you're serious about cultivating your most imaginative, fearless, intuitive self, don't miss this book.

Awaken Your Genius by Carolyn Elliott

2013-09-17T00:30:00-05:00

Awaken Your Genius A Seven-Step Path to Freeing Your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams
Written by Carolyn Elliott

eBook, 280 pages | EVOLVER EDITIONS | Self Help - Creativity; Body, Mind & Spirit - Personal Transformation; Self Help - Self-Esteem | $11.99 | 978-1-58394-656-5 (1-58394-656-X)

Thinking in New Boxes by Alan Iny

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny

Hardcover, 352 pages | Random House | Business & Economics - Management; Psychology & Psychiatry - Social Psychology; Self Help - Creativity | $28.00 | 978-0-8129-9295-3 (0-8129-9295-4)

When BIC, manufacturer of disposable ballpoint pens, wanted to grow, it looked for an idea beyond introducing new sizes and ink colors. Someone suggested lighters.

LIGHTERS?

With an idea that seemed crazy at first, that bright executive, instead of seeing BIC as a pen company—a business in the PEN “box”—figured out that there was growth to be found in the DISPOSABLE “box.” And he was right. Now there are disposable BIC lighters, razors, even phones. The company opened its door to a host of opportunities.

IT INVENTED A NEW BOX.

Your business can, too. And simply thinking “out of the box” is not the answer. True ingenuity needs structure, hard analysis, and bold brainstorming. It needs to start

THINKING IN NEW BOXES

—a revolutionary process for sustainable creativity from two strategic innovation experts from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

To make sense of the world, we all rely on assumptions, on models—on what Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny call “boxes.” If we are unaware of our boxes, they can blind us to risks and opportunities.

This innovative book challenges everything you thought you knew about business creativity by breaking creativity down into five steps:

• Doubt everything. Challenge your current perspectives.
• Probe the possible. Explore options around you.
• Diverge. Generate many new and exciting ideas, even if they seem absurd.
• Converge. Evaluate and select the ideas that will drive breakthrough results.
• Reevaluate. Relentlessly. No idea is a good idea forever. And did we mention Reevaluate? Relentlessly.

Creativity is paramount if you are to thrive in a time of accelerating change. Replete with practical and potent creativity tools, and featuring fascinating case studies from BIC to Ford to Trader Joe’s, Thinking in New Boxes will help you and your company overcome missed opportunities and stay ahead of the curve.

This book isn’t a simpleminded checklist. This is Thinking in New Boxes.

And it will be fun. (We promise.)

Advance praise for Thinking in New Boxes

“Thinking in New Boxes is a five-step guide that leverages the authors’ deep understanding of human nature to enable readers to overcome their limitations and both imagine and create their own futures. This book is a must-read for people living and working in today’s competitive environment.”—Ray O. Johnson, Ph.D., chief technology officer, Lockheed Martin

“Thinking In New Boxes discusses what I believe to be one of the fundamental shifts all companies/brands need to be thinking about: how to think creatively, in order to innovate and differentiate our brands. We need to thrive and lead in a world of accelerating change and this book challenges us to even greater creativity in our thinking. One of the best business books I’ve read in a long time.”—Jennifer Fox, CEO, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

“As impressive as teaching new tricks to old dogs, Thinking in New Boxes is both inspirational and practical—a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to sharpening one’s wits in order to harness creativity in the workplace.”—Peter Gelb, general manager, Metropolitan Opera

Thinking in New Boxes by Alan Iny

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny

eBook, 352 pages | Random House | Business & Economics - Management; Psychology & Psychiatry - Social Psychology; Self Help - Creativity | $14.99 | 978-0-679-64436-1 (0-679-64436-9)

Thinking in New Boxes by Alan Iny

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny
Read by Alan Iny

Unabridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | Business & Economics - Management; Psychology & Psychiatry - Social Psychology; Self Help - Creativity | $35.00 | 978-0-385-36099-9 (0-385-36099-1)

Thinking in New Boxes by Alan Iny

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny
Read by Alan Iny

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Business & Economics - Management; Psychology & Psychiatry - Social Psychology; Self Help - Creativity | $17.50 | 978-0-385-36100-2 (0-385-36100-9)

Writing from the Senses by Laura Deutsch

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

Writing from the Senses 60 Exercises to Ignite Creativity and Revitalize Your Writing
Written by Laura Deutsch

Trade Paperback, 256 pages | Shambhala | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing; Self Help - Creativity | $14.95 | 978-1-61180-044-9 (1-61180-044-7)

Break through writer's block using your five senses!
The sensory details that infuse our everyday experience—the smell of a favorite dish cooking, the texture of a well-worn coat, hearing a song that reminds you of a person or a time in your life—can be used to add richness and spark to what we write. Whether you are a professional writer (or want to be one) or someone who enjoys just writing for your own personal fulfillment, Writing from the Senses will show you how to tap into an endless source of engaging material, using your senses as prompts. The exercises will stimulate you to develop stories, imagery, and details that will allow readers to see, taste, hear, smell, and feel that they're in the scene.

Writing from the Senses
•Provides 60 prompts and creative writing exercises organized by sense;
•Presents engaging narratives, personal essays, and instruction to entertain and inform readers and illustrate the effectiveness of each exercise;
•Helps writers recognize the sensory prompts that surround them daily and use them to trigger their individual stories; and
•Shows how freewrites from the prompts in this book can result in publishable pieces.

Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess by E L James

2013-04-30T00:30:00-05:00

Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess A Journal
Written by E L James

Trade Paperback, 192 pages | Vintage | Self Help - Motivational; Self Help - Creativity; Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing | $16.99 | 978-0-345-80675-8 (0-345-80675-1)

Inspired by the #1 New York Times Bestselling Trilogy, the official FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: Inner Goddess Journal is a beautiful blank book designed for keeping a journal or writing notes. It features a foreword by E L James, brief excerpts from the novels, tips for writers, a writing playlist, elegant color artwork, and fully lined pages throughout. Aspiring writers are encouraged to express their own Inner Goddess, as E L James writes in her foreword: “The best person to write for is yourself—and what better place to start than in a journal.” Produced with eye-catching design and details, the journal has a bonded leather cover with foil stamping, rounded corners, endpapers, and a red-ribbon marker. Perfect for gift-giving and portability.

Coloring Mandalas 4 by Susanne F. Fincher

2013-02-12T00:30:00-05:00

Coloring Mandalas 4 For Confidence, Energy, and Purpose
Written by Susanne F. Fincher

Trade Paperback, 104 pages | Shambhala | Self Help - Creativity; Body, Mind & Spirit - Mental & Spiritual Healing; Body, Mind & Spirit - Personal Transformation | $18.95 | 978-1-59030-903-2 (1-59030-903-0)

Mandalas are circular designs containing lines, patterns, and colors that have been used in personal devotions throughout history and often symbolize a desire to mark or set aside a special time or place. Coloring mandalas is a creative activity that can help us feel connected to ourselves and to the world.

In her latest collection of mandalas for coloring, Susanne Fincher focuses on using mandalas as a way to claim our own truths and to find our way in the world. The original designs she presents are associated with being and doing. The “being” mandalas represent a sense of balance, integration, and self-realization. They can be reminiscent of the designs of heraldic shields carried as the emblem of personal power. The “doing” mandalas represent action, energy, and functioning in the world. These mandalas are associated with creativity, ingenuity, teamwork, and productivity. Coloring the mandalas in this book allows you to interact with forms that evoke both steady, centered being, and active, skillful doing. Coloring Mandalas 4 provides a creative and insightful path toward self-knowledge.

Face-a-Day Journal by Potter Style

2012-10-02T00:30:00-05:00

Face-a-Day Journal Doodle Your Mood
Written by Potter Style

Non-traditional book, 368 pages | Potter Style | Self Help - Creativity | $12.95 | 978-0-7704-3335-2 (0-7704-3335-9)

Q&A a Day for the artistically inclined, this journal helps capture your daily mood by simply filling in an empty circle with a smiley face, angry scowl, questionable brow, and other doodles.

Some people are writers and others are doodlers. For those who think in pictures, this guided visual journal encourages you to express your mood du jour with a doodle. When you open the journal, you'll find a graphic questionnaire that captures aspects of your day at-a-glance and a blank circle to doodle a face that represents your mood. A fun bonus: this journal also functions like a flip book. Once you've completed the book, you can flip through the pages and watch the "animation" of your changing moods in bright, popping colors.

The Creative Dreamer by Veronica Tonay

2012-08-29T00:30:00-05:00

The Creative Dreamer Using Your Dreams to Unlock Your Creativity
Written by Veronica Tonay

eBook, 256 pages | Celestial Arts | Body, Mind & Spirit - Dreams; Self Help - Dreams; Self Help - Creativity | $11.99 | 978-0-307-81486-9 (0-307-81486-6)

In this revised edition of THE CREATIVE DREAMER, psychologist Veronica Tonay blends classical dream theory with a fascinating analysis of universal themes, trends, and elements of dreams that can inspire creativity in waking life. Includes exercises for interpreting and using dreams to expand and enhance creative potential, work through blocks, and form a creative community.‚Ä¢ A guide to how dreams can influence and inspire your creative life, from a leading psychologist in the field of dream analysis.‚Ä¢ The revision includes new material on sexual dreams and helpful and threatening dream characters, as well as popular dream analysis exercises.‚Ä¢ Analyzes the dreams of extraordinarily creative, successful people, such as Stephen King, Maya Angelou, Maurice Sendak, and Anne Rice.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Drawing Mind by Deborah Putnoi

2012-04-03T00:30:00-05:00

The Drawing Mind Silence Your Inner Critic and Release Your Creative Spirit
Written by Deborah Putnoi

Trade Paperback, 192 pages | Trumpeter | Self Help - Creativity; Psychology & Psychiatry - Creative Ability; Art - Drawing | $17.95 | 978-1-59030-943-8 (1-59030-943-X)

When we drew as children, we never worried about making mistakes—we took risks and trusted ourselves, and had fun in the process. But as we become adults, anxiety steps in: “Am I doing this right?” “What is expected of me?” “This is wrong!” And from drawing, we can extrapolate into the rest of our lives. The fear of making a mistake hinders us from being as creative as we could be.

Deborah Putnoi’s interactive sketchbook helps us reconnect to that open, nonjudgmental state, which she calls the “drawing mind.” Her bold, lively drawings and encouraging instructions lead you on a process of self-discovery, first reclaiming the freedom to express yourself through drawing and then learning how to take that freedom into the activities of your daily life.

Deep Play by Diane Ackerman

2011-06-01T00:30:00-05:00

Deep Play
Written by Diane Ackerman

eBook, 256 pages | Vintage | Philosophy - Mind & Body; Self Help - Creativity | $11.99 | 978-0-307-76333-4 (0-307-76333-1)

With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world. Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.

"Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that puts us in a rapturous mood and awakens the most creative, sentient, and joyful aspects of our inner selves. As Ackerman ranges over a panoply of artistic, spiritual, and athletic activities, from spiritual rapture through extreme sports, we gain a greater sense of what it means to be "in the moment" and totally, transcendentally human. Keenly perceived and written with poetic exuberance, Deep Play enlightens us by revealing the manifold ways we can enhance our lives.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Cracking Creativity by Michael Michalko

2011-04-13T00:30:00-05:00

Cracking Creativity The Secrets of Creative Genius
Written by Michael Michalko

eBook, 320 pages | Ten Speed Press | Business & Economics - Decision-Making & Problem Solving; Self Help - Creativity; Business & Economics - Entrepreneurship | $14.99 | 978-0-307-79036-1 (0-307-79036-3)

In this trailblazing book, internationally renowned business creativity expert Michael Michalko shows how creative people think—and how to put their secrets to work for you. To create this book, Michalko researched and analyzed hundreds of history's greatest thinkers—from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso—and then brought their techniques into the modern home and workplace. The follow-up to the popular THINKERTOYS, which sold over 80,000 copies.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Practice of Contemplative Photography by Michael Wood

2011-04-12T00:30:00-05:00

The Practice of Contemplative Photography Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes
Written by Andy Karr and Michael Wood

Trade Paperback, 226 pages | Shambhala | Photography - Techniques; Religion - Buddhism; Self Help - Creativity | $26.95 | 978-1-59030-779-3 (1-59030-779-8)

This book teaches us how to fully connect with the visual richness of our ordinary, daily experience. Photography is not just a mechanical process; it requires learning how to see. As you develop your ability to look and see, you will open, more and more, to the natural inspiration of your surroundings.

Filled with practical exercises, photographic assignments, and techniques for working with texture, light, and color, this book offers a system of training that draws on both Buddhist mindfulness practice and the insights of master photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Organizing for the Creative Person by Dolores Cotter Lamping

2011-04-06T00:30:00-05:00

Organizing for the Creative Person Right-Brain Styles for Conquering Clutter, Mastering Time, and Reaching Your Goa ls
Written by Dorothy Lehmkuhl
Contribution by Dolores Cotter Lamping

eBook | Three Rivers Press | Self Help - Success; Self Help - Creativity | $13.99 | 978-0-307-78892-4 (0-307-78892-X)

The right-brain way to conquering clutter, mastering time, and reaching one's goals: the first book to show creative people how to arrange their desks, their time, and their lives in a style consistent with their unique way of perceiving the world. Suggests a host of practical solutions, all in harmony with the way creative people think and act. 20 line drawings.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko

2010-12-01T00:30:00-05:00

Thinkertoys A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques
Written by Michael Michalko

eBook, 416 pages | Ten Speed Press | Business & Economics - Decision-Making & Problem Solving; Self Help - Creativity; Business & Economics - Entrepreneurship | $12.99 | 978-0-307-75790-6 (0-307-75790-0)

Rethink the Way You Think

In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who comes up with those ideas?
In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking Thinkertoys, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you think like a genius. From the linear to the intuitive, this comprehensive handbook details ingenious creative-thinking techniques for approaching problems in unconventional ways. Through fun and thought-provoking exercises, you’ll learn how to create original ideas that will improve your personal life and your business life. Michalko’s techniques show you how to look at the same information as everyone else and see something different.

With hundreds of hints, tricks, tips, tales, and puzzles, Thinkertoys will open your mind to a world of innovative solutions to everyday and not-so-everyday problems.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Q and A a Day by Potter Style

2010-11-23T00:30:00-05:00

Q and A a Day 5-Year Journal
Written by Potter Style

Non-traditional book | Potter Style | Self Help - Creativity | $16.99 | 978-0-307-71977-5 (0-307-71977-4)

Do you ever stop to wonder how you got where you are? The Q&A a Day Journal shows you what was going through your head each day—for five years of your life. Simply turn to today’s date, answer the question at the top of the page, and when you finish the journal, start over. As you return to the daily questions again over the years, you’ll notice how your answers change (or don’t)! With questions that are sometimes provocative (“On a scale of one to ten, how happy are you?”), occasionally quirky (“What can you smell right now?”), and inevitably interesting (“If you could travel anywhere tomorrow, where would you go?”), this classically designed journal—embellished with beautiful details—is the perfect gift for anyone embarking on a new phase of life.

Random House New Releases - Self Help - Creativity

El elemento by Ken Robinson

El elemento Written by Ken Robinson

El elemento by Ken Robinson

El elemento Written by Ken Robinson

Awaken Your Genius by Carolyn Elliott

Awaken Your Genius A Seven-Step Path to Freeing Your Creativity and Manifesting Your DreamsWritten by Carolyn Elliott

Awaken Your Genius by Carolyn Elliott

Awaken Your Genius A Seven-Step Path to Freeing Your Creativity and Manifesting Your DreamsWritten by Carolyn Elliott

Thinking in New Boxes by Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business CreativityWritten by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes by Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business CreativityWritten by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes by Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business CreativityWritten by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny Read by Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes by Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business CreativityWritten by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny Read by Alan Iny

Writing from the Senses by Laura Deutsch

Writing from the Senses 60 Exercises to Ignite Creativity and Revitalize Your WritingWritten by Laura Deutsch

Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess by E L James

Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess A JournalWritten by E L James

Coloring Mandalas 4 by Susanne F. Fincher

Coloring Mandalas 4 For Confidence, Energy, and PurposeWritten by Susanne F. Fincher

Face-a-Day Journal by Potter Style

Face-a-Day Journal Doodle Your MoodWritten by Potter Style

The Creative Dreamer by Veronica Tonay

The Creative Dreamer Using Your Dreams to Unlock Your CreativityWritten by Veronica Tonay

The Drawing Mind by Deborah Putnoi

The Drawing Mind Silence Your Inner Critic and Release Your Creative SpiritWritten by Deborah Putnoi

Deep Play by Diane Ackerman

Deep Play Written by Diane Ackerman

Cracking Creativity by Michael Michalko

Cracking Creativity The Secrets of Creative GeniusWritten by Michael Michalko

The Practice of Contemplative Photography by Michael Wood

The Practice of Contemplative Photography Seeing the World with Fresh EyesWritten by Andy Karr and Michael Wood

Organizing for the Creative Person by Dolores Cotter Lamping

Organizing for the Creative Person Right-Brain Styles for Conquering Clutter, Mastering Time, and Reaching Your Goa lsWritten by Dorothy Lehmkuhl Contribution by Dolores Cotter Lamping

Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko

Thinkertoys A Handbook of Creative-Thinking TechniquesWritten by Michael Michalko

Q and A a Day by Potter Style

Q and A a Day 5-Year JournalWritten by Potter Style

El elemento
Written by Ken Robinson

El elemento
Written by Ken Robinson

Awaken Your Genius A Seven-Step Path to Freeing Your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams
Written by Carolyn Elliott

Awaken Your Genius A Seven-Step Path to Freeing Your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams
Written by Carolyn Elliott

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny
Read by Alan Iny

Thinking in New Boxes A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny
Read by Alan Iny

Writing from the Senses 60 Exercises to Ignite Creativity and Revitalize Your Writing
Written by Laura Deutsch

Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess A Journal
Written by E L James

Coloring Mandalas 4 For Confidence, Energy, and Purpose
Written by Susanne F. Fincher

Face-a-Day Journal Doodle Your Mood
Written by Potter Style

The Creative Dreamer Using Your Dreams to Unlock Your Creativity
Written by Veronica Tonay

The Drawing Mind Silence Your Inner Critic and Release Your Creative Spirit
Written by Deborah Putnoi

Deep Play
Written by Diane Ackerman

Cracking Creativity The Secrets of Creative Genius
Written by Michael Michalko

The Practice of Contemplative Photography Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes
Written by Andy Karr and Michael Wood

Organizing for the Creative Person Right-Brain Styles for Conquering Clutter, Mastering Time, and Reaching Your Goa ls
Written by Dorothy Lehmkuhl
Contribution by Dolores Cotter Lamping

Thinkertoys A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques
Written by Michael Michalko

Q and A a Day 5-Year Journal
Written by Potter Style