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Some interesting books in no particular order - Mind Hacks, Tom Stafford and Matt Webb, O'Reilly.
Tips and tools for using your brain.
- The Better Brain Book, David Perlmutter, Riverhead Books.
Preventing aging of the mind.
- Did you Spot the Gorilla?, Richard Wiseman, Arrow Books.
Maiximising opportunities.
- The Power of your Subconscious Mind, Joseph Murphy, Pocket Books.
Practical techniques to enhance your daily living.
- Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Deepak Chopra, Rider.
The interactions between the mind and the body. How to stop growing old! With exercises. - Aha! 10 Ways to Free your Creative Spirit and Find your Great Idea, Jordan Ayan, Three Rivers Press.
Techniques for being more creative.
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, University of Chicago Press.
An explanation of the process of discovery.
- Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Coleman, Bloomsbury
Explores aspects of human intelligence other than IQ.
- Practical Intuition, Laura Day, Vermillion.
How to develop and rely on your sense of intuition.
- Brain Power, Savant and Fleischer, Piatkus.
Practical tips on how to develop your use of language and your mind.
- The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield, Bantam.
Fiction. A vision of the future of individuals and society. Highly thought provoking and interesting.
- Mr. Silly, Roger Hargreaves, World International.
Fiction. Maybe things are not as silly as they seem! Recommended for all children.
- Mr. Impossible, Roger Hargreaves, World International.
Fiction. Is anything impossible? Recommended for all children.
- Mr. Happy, Roger Hargreaves, World International.
Fiction. How to look on the bright side and how it affects other people. Recommended for all children.
- Make the Most of Your Mind, Tony Buzan, Pan.
How to make the most of your mind including how to use Mind Maps. Highly recommended.
- Use your Memory, Tony Buzan, BBC.
- The Brain Book, Peter Russell, Routledge.
Overview of how the brain works and how this can be applied to develop your brain.
- The Mindmap Book, Tony Buzan, BBC.
More fun things to do with Mind Maps.
- Creative Whack Pack, Roger von Oech, US Games Systems.
Book and/or deck of cards for use in getting you out of a rut in your thinking. Highly recommended.
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey, Simon and Schuster.
Examines the key behaviours exhibited by successful people.
- How to be Happy, John Pepper, Gateway Books.
What we think we ought to do is what makes us unhappy. Read this book, let it go and be happy!
- Tao Te Ching, Lao Tsu, Wildwood.
Chinese poetry/sayings that are one of the main texts of the religion/philosophy of Taoism. Need to be read and thought about. Recommended.
- Imaginization, Gareth Morgan, Sage.
A set of tools to help you use your imaginative capacities to develop innovative approaches to the way you organise and manage.
- The Book of Stress Survival, Alix Kirsta, Gaia.
How to reduce your stress levels.
- Serious Creativity, Edward do Bono, Harper Collins.
Practical techniques for making yourself more creative. Recommended.
- The I Ching, Brian Browne Walker, Piatkus.
The Chinese "Book of Changes". Classically used for divination but also great for generating random ideas.
- The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff, Mandarin.
The Chinese religion/philosophy of Taoism as exhibited by Winnie-the-Pooh. Amusing, entertaining, deep and profound. Highly recommended.
- The Happiness Purpose, Edward de Bono, Pelican.
A disciplined pursuit of happiness.
- Opportunities, Edward de Bono, Pelican.
Finding and developing opportunities.
- The Dispossessed, Ursula Le Guin, Grafton.
Thought provoking fiction.
- The EarthSea Trilogy, Ursula Le Guin, Penguin.
Thought provoking fiction.
- Dune, Frank Herbert, New English Library.
Thought provoking fiction.
- The Complete Illustrated Works, Lewis Carroll, Chancellor.
Thought provoking fiction.
- The Use of Lateral Thinking, Edward de Bono, Pelican.
- Practical Thinking, Edward de Bono, Pelican.
How to think practically.
- Godel, Escher and Bach, Douglas Hofstadter, Penguin.
Wide ranging book which looks at the similarities between logic, Escher's art and Bach's music. Heavy but fun.
- The Artist's Way at Work, Bryan, Cameron and Allen, Pan.
A guided plan of how to develop your creative spirit.
- Principles of NLP, O'Connor and McDermott, Thorsons.
Good introduction book to the techniques of Neuro Linguistic Programming.
- How to think like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michael Gelb, Thorsons.
How to develop your creative ability by practising the way Leonardo – may have – thought.
- The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber Allen.
Ways of getting over self limiting beliefs.
- The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge, Century Business.
Examines the key characteristics of learning organisations.
- Organising Genius, Dennis and Biderman, Addison Wesley.
Explores how creative collaborations works in teams.
- Managing Innovation, Henry and Walker, Sage.
A collection of articles which focus on the process of innovation in organisations and how these can be encouraged and managed.
- Creative Management, Jane Henry, Sage.
A collection of articles that examines the nature of creativity from a range of different viewpoints including scientific and cognitive as well as management perspectives.
- The Change Masters, Kanter, Allen and Unwin.
Tackles complex corporate change using clear examples and notes of caution.
- When Giants Learn to Dance, Kanter, Simon and Schuster.
Demonstrates that small company thinking and flexibility is crucial to large company competitiveness.
- The Age of Unreason, Charles Handy, Century.
Looks at what tomorrow's organisations will look like. Challenges conventional organisational thought.
- In Search of Excellence, Peters and Waterman, Harper Collins.
Explores the art and science of management by examining leading companies.
- Managing Change and Making it Stick, Roger Plant, Fontana.
Concrete examples and practical advice on how to manage change and make it happen.
- Managing Ideas for Profit, Simon Majaro, McGraw Hill.
Tools and techniques for managing ideas within an organisation.
- Creative Management, Malcolm Goodman, Prentice Hall.
Creative management approaches for business.
- The Circle of Innovation, Tom Peters, Hodder and Stoughton.
Stimulating and thought provoking book on how to keep your organisation constantly innovating.
- Sur/Petition, Edward de Bono, Harper Collins.
Beyond competition. Going beyond traditional strategic competition to exploit the vast potential of integrated values.
- Six Thinking Hats, Edward de Bono, Penguin.
Technique for handling idea generation in meetings and groups.
- Thinkertoys, Michael Michalko, Ten Speed.
Techniques for business – and personal – creativity.
- Competing for the Future, Hamel and Prahalad, HBS Press.
The commercial realities of creativity and innovation.
- The Inner Game of Work, Timothy Gallwey, Texere Publishing.
Overcoming mental obstacles for maximum performance.
- Being Happy, Andrew Matthews, Media Masters.
A handbook to greater confidence and security.
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