Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This counterintuitive and powerfully effective approach to creativity demonstrates how every corporation and organization can develop an innovative culture. The traditional attitude toward creativity in the American business world is to 'think outside the box'-- to brainstorm without restraint in hopes of coming up with a breakthrough idea, often in moments of crisis. Sometimes it works, but it's a problem-specific solution that does nothing to engender creative thinking more generally. 'Inside the Box' demonstrates Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT), which systemizes creativity as part of the corporate culture.--Provided by publisher. Review Quotes: Why wait for a brilliant idea to hit like a bolt from the blue? You can increase the odds of a creative lightning strike just by learning and applying a few simple tools ones that have proven their effectiveness time and again. The 'inside-the-box approach' described by Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg can reveal key opportunities for innovation that are hiding in plain sight. It s hard to imagine a real-world problem that wouldn t be amenable to their approach. --Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell is Human and DriveReview Quotes: "Among the few ideas that have fundamentally changed how I look at life is the idea that creativity can be simple and systematic. In this book Boyd and Goldenberg explain the basic building blocks for creativity and by doing so help all of us better express our potential."--Dan Ariely, author of Predictably IrrationalReview Quotes: "Why wait for a brilliant idea to hit like a bolt from the blue? You can increase the odds of a creative lightning strike just by learning and applying a few simple tools--ones that have proven their effectiveness time and again. The 'inside-the-box approach' described by Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg can reveal key opportunities for innovation that are hiding in plain sight. It's hard to imagine a real-world problem that wouldn't be amenable to their approach."--Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell is Human and DriveReview Quotes: "Innovation means a lot of things to a lot of people. Unfortunately, this can make it difficult to actually innovate--especially for big, established companies. "Inside the Box" uses very practical methods to take the mystery out of innovation and provides a roadmap for getting real results."--David Butler, Vice President, Innovation, The Coca-Cola CompanyReview Quotes: Among the few ideas that have fundamentally changed how I look at life is the idea that creativity can be simple and systematic. In this book Boyd and Goldenberg explain the basic building blocks for creativity and by doing so help all of us better express our potential. --Dan Ariely, author of Predictably IrrationalReview Quotes: Innovation means a lot of things to a lot of people. Unfortunately, this can make it difficult to actually innovate especially for big, established companies. "Inside the Box" uses very practical methods to take the mystery out of innovation and provides a roadmap for getting real results. --David Butler, Vice President, Innovation, The Coca-Cola CompanyReview Quotes: What s "Inside the Box?" In this case, a remarkably original way of thinking about and implementing creativity in the workplace. If you re interested in gaining a competitive edge over your rivals, open this package (of truly impressive insights) first. --Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence: Science and Practice and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State UniversityReview Quotes: ""Inside the Box" is a 'how to' manual for innovation. . . . I commend this book to you if you regularly face tricky problems, you'd like a source of new and better ideas, and you're willing to invest energy in learning a different approach."--Charlie Dawson "Management Today "Review Quotes: "What's "Inside the Box?" In this case, a remarkably original way of thinking about and implementing creativity in the workplace. If you're interested in gaining a competitive edge over your rivals, open this package (of truly impressive insights) first."--Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence: Science and Practice and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State UniversityTable of Contents: Introduction -- 1. Creativity Hides Inside the Box -- 2. When Less Becomes More: The Subtraction Technique -- 3. Divide and Conquer: The Division Technique -- 4. Be Fruitful and Multiply: The Multiplication Technique -- 5. New Tricks for Old Dogs: The Task Unification Technique -- 6. Clever Correlations: The Attribute Dependency Technique -- 7. Contradiction: A Path to Creativity -- 8. Final Thoughts -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. Publisher Marketing: "The 'inside-the-box approach' can reveal key opportunities for innovation that are hiding in plain sight" (Daniel H. Pink, author of "Drive"). The traditional attitude toward creativity in the American business world is to "think outside the box"--to brainstorm without restraint in hopes of coming up with a breakthrough idea, often in moments of crisis. Sometimes it works, but it's a problem-specific solution that does nothing to engender creative thinking more generally. "Inside the Box" demonstrates Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT), which systemizes creativity as part of the corporate culture. This counterintuitive and powerfully effective approach to creativity requires thinking "inside" the box, working in one's familiar world to create new ideas independent of specific problems. SIT's techniques and principles have instilled creative thinking into such companies as Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and other industry leaders." Inside the Box "shows how corporations have successfully used SIT in business settings as diverse as medicine, technology, new product development, and food packaging. Dozens of books discuss how to make creative thinking part of a corporate culture, but none takes the innovative and unconventional approach of "Inside the Box. "With "inside the box" thinking, companies of any size can become sufficiently creative to solve problems even before they develop and to innovate on an ongoing basis. It's a system that works! "Boyd and Goldenberg explain the basic building blocks for creativity and by doing so help all of us better express our potential" (Dan Ariely, author of "Predictably Irrational"). Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/01/2013 (EAN 9781451659252, Hardcover) Library Journal 05/01/2013 pg. 88 (EAN 9781451659252, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2013 (EAN 9781451659252, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Boyd, Drew Drew Boyd is assistant professor of marketing and innovation at the University of Cincinnati. He trains and consults in the fields of innovation, marketing, persuasion, and social media. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Contributor Bio:  Goldenberg, Jacob Jacob Goldenberg is professor of marketing at the Arison School of Business at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, visiting professor at Columbia Business School, and the author or coauthor of several books, including "Inside the Box."