Seeing what others don't : the remarkable ways we gain insights
(2013)
By:
Klein, Gary A
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
153.4/KLEIN,G
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
vii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781610392518 (hardcover), 1610392515 (hardcover), 40022472942
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Entering through the gates of insight : how do insights get triggered? Hunting for insights ; The flash of illumination ; Connections ; Coincidences and curiosities ; Contradictions ; Creative desperation : trapped by assumptions ; Different ways to look at insight ; The logic of discovery -- Shutting the gates : what interferes with insights? Stupidity ; The study of contrasting twins ; Dumb by design ; How organizations obstruct insights ; How not to hunt for insights -- Opening the gates: how can we foster insights? Helping ourselves ; Helping others ; Helping our organizations ; Tips fir becoming an insight hunter ; The magic of insights