false 5757352 1 Creativity has long been thought to be an individual gift, best pursued alone; schools, organizations, and whole industries are built on this idea. But what if the most common beliefs about how creativity works are wrong? <BR><BR>In this authoritative and fascinating new audiobook, Keith Sawyer, a psychologist at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, tears down some of the most popular myths about creativity and erects new principles in their place. He reveals that creativity is always collaborative--even when you're alone. (That "eureka" moment in the bathtub couldn't have come to Archimedes if he hadn't spent so many hours arguing and comparing notes with his fellow mathematicians and philosophers.) <BR><BR>Sawyer draws on compelling stories of inventions and innovations: the inventors of the ATM, the mountain bike, and open source operating systems, among others, to demonstrate the freewheeling ways of true innovation. He shares the results of his own acclaimed research on jazz groups, theater ensembles, and conversation analysis, to show us how to be more creative in collaborative group settings, how to change organizational dynamics for the better, and how to tap into our own reserves of creativity. 5929078 5 8 2008 Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration (Your Coach in a Box) total:1|4:1| 1 4 5 0 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 14:33:34 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 14:33:45 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 14:20:42 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 14:20:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 03 15:36:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 15:38:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 22:08:27 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 22:08:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 13:38:58 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 13:38:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5757352