书目

The Element：How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

内容简介

Fromoneoftheworld'sleadingthinkersandspeakersoncreativityandself-fulfillment,abreakthroughbookabouttalent,passion,andachievementTheelementisthepointatwhichnaturaltalentmeetspersonalpassion.Whenpeoplearriveattheelement,theyfeelmostthemselvesandmostinspiredandachieveattheirhighestlevels."TheElement"drawsonthestoriesofawiderangeofpeople,fromex-BeatlePaulMcCartneytoMattGroening,creatorof"TheSimpsons";fromMegRyantoGillianLynne,whochoreographedtheBroadwayproductionsof"Cats"and"ThePhantomoftheOpera";andfromwriterAriannaHuffingtontorenownedphysicistRichardFeynmanandothers,includingbusinessleadersandathletes.Itexploresthecomponentsofthisnewparadigm:Thediversityofintelligence,thepowerofimaginationandcreativity,andtheimportanceofcommitmenttoourowncapabilities.Withawrysenseofhumor,KenRobinsonlooksattheconditionsthatenableustofindourselvesintheelementandthosethatstiflethatpossibility.Heshowsthatageandoccupationarenobarrier,andthatoncewehavefoundourpathwecanhelpotherstodosoaswell."TheElement"showsthevitalneedtoenhancecreativityandinnovationbythinkingdifferentlyabouthumanresourcesandimagination.Itisalsoanessentialstrategyfortransformingeducation,business,andcommunitiestomeetthechallengesoflivingandsucceedinginthetwenty-firstcentury.

作者简介

FromPublishersWeeklyRobinson(OutofOurMinds),renownedintheareasofcreativitydevelopment,innovationandhumanresources,tacklesthechallengeofdeterminingandpursuingworkthatisalignedwithindividualtalentsandpassionstoachievewell-beingandsuccess.Theelementiswhatheidentifiesasthepointwheretheactivitiesindividualsenjoyandarenaturallygoodatcometogether.Offeringawiderangeofstoriesaboutthecreativejourneysofdifferentpeoplewithdiversepathstotheelement—includingPaulMcCartney,TheAlchemistauthorPauloCoelho,andVidalSassoonaswellaslesser-knownexamples—hedemonstratesarichvisionofhumanabilityandcreativity.Coveringsuchtopicsasthepowerofcreativity,circlesofinfluence,andattitudeandaptitude,theauthoremphasizestheimportanceofnurturingtalentalongwithdevelopinganunderstandingofhowtalentexpressesitselfdifferentlyineveryindividual.Robinsonemphasizestheimportanceofmentorsandreformingandtransformingeducation,makingaconvincingargumentbolsteredbysolidstrategiesforhoningcreativity.Motivatingandpersuasive,thisentertainingandinspiringbookwillappealtoawideaudience.(Jan.)Copyright©ReedBusinessInformation,adivisionofReedElsevierInc.Allrightsreserved.

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