内容简介
Whenimaginationbecomeshabit,itcantransformyourworkandyourlifeThebestcorporationsknowthatinnovativethinkingistheonlycompetitiveadvantagethatcannotbeoutsourced.Thebestschoolsarethosethatcreateculturesofimagination.Nowinpaperback,ImaginationFirstintroducesawide–varietyofindividualswhomakeahabitofimaginativethinkingandcreativeaction,offeringasetofuniversalpracticesthatanyonecanusetotransformtheirlifeatwork,home,andplay.These28.5practiceswillenableanyonetobecomemoreimaginativeandtoteachotherstodosoaswellfromcorporateexecutivetoeducatortoplatoonsergeant.BonuscontentincludesWinning"practices"submittedbythepublicGuidelinesforeducatorswhowanttocultivatecreativityintheirclassroomsExpandedresourcesectionThebookisfilledwithillustrativestoriesofcreativeleaders,teachers,artists,andscientiststhatclearlyillustratetheoriginalpracticesandnewmaterialthatshowshowtobringimaginationtolife.
作者简介
EricLiuisthefounderoftheGuidingLightsNetwork,dedicatedtomindfulandimaginativementorship.HispreviousbooksincludeGuidingLights:HowtoMentorandFindLife'sPurpose,theofficialbookofNationalMentoringMonth;TheAccidentalAsian:NotesofaNativeSpeaker,aNewYorkTimesNotableBook;andthenationalbestsellerTheTruePatriot,whichheco-authoredwithNickHanauer.AformerWhiteHousespeechwriterandsenioradvisortoPresidentBillClinton,EricisnowaneducatorandcivicentrepreneurinSeattle.ScottNoppe-BrandonisexecutivedirectorofLincolnCenterInstitute(LCI),theleadingorganizationindevelopingskillsofimaginationthroughguidedencounterswiththearts.Anotedspeakerandauthor,Scotthashelpedstartnumerouspublicschoolsandisanardentcampaignerforartsandimaginationineducation.--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.