Rapid Idea Generation: How to Create, Innovate, Conceive, and Invent From Scratch

by Peter Hollins

Creative thinking is surrounded by so much mystique and myth. It’s time to cut through the static and learn how to become an idea-generating machine. Rapid Idea Generation will take you inside the mind of Leonardo da Vinci, famous polymath of the Italian Renaissance - but it won’t stop there. You will learn not only about da Vinci’s thinking techniques, but the general building blocks of creative thought, and habits and other famous creatives. We go through a huge amount of thinking tools to expand your mind and see the world differently. This book is a thorough handbook on what it means to think different and get outside the box. This is book is 100% applicable in solving the problem you have in front of you, or generating an idea out of thin air. Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience •Learn the biology and psychology of the creative mind.• Building blocks for creativity - from da Vinci and on. •7 techniques to literally thousands of ideas.• Creativity routines and habits of household names. •How to instantly switch to perspectives and angles. This book is a huge boon for creatives. The ability to generate ideas can be the difference between work and unemployment, and you will gain smart systems to generate thousands.Even if you’re not someone who works as a creative, creative thought is one of the most important skills you can ever learn. Life is all about getting from point A to point B, and creative thinking gives you 10X the opportunities. You can solve problems easier and quicker. And besides, a creative life is a fun, fulfilled, and happy life. This is the fifth book in the “Think Smarter, Not Harder” series as listed Build a Better Using Everyday Neuroscience to Train Your Brain for Motivation, Discipline, Courage, and Mental Sharpness2. Endless A Blueprint for Productivity, Focus, and Self-Discipline - for the Perpetually Tired and Lazy3. Think Like Creatively Solve Problems, Think with Clarity, Make Insightful Observations & Deductions, and Develop Quick & Accurate Instincts4. The Science of Intelligent Decision An Actionable Guide to Clearer Thinking, Destroying Indecision, Improving Insight, & Making Complex Decisions with Speed and Confidence5. Rapid Idea How to Create, Innovate, Conceive, and Invent From Scratch [Second Edition]6. The Brain Boost How To Optimize Your Brain for Peak Mental Performance, Neurogrowth, and Cognitive Fitness

200 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2020

About the author

Peter Hollins is a bestselling author, human psychology researcher, and a student of the human condition. He possesses a BS in psychology and a graduate degree.

Reviews

[Jamie Bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ideas and Inspiration to Help You Innovate

What a delightful book on how to come up with new and innovative solutions to a problem! I found this to be surprisingly compelling reading. For what could be a dry or technical subject, the author has brought it down to a personal level, easily engaging the reader. The very beginning of the book told brief stories of some famous polymaths--“Renaissance men”--and their broad abilities to synthesize ideas and solutions from their multiple areas of expertise. In another author's hands, this would have read like a high school term paper, but this author made it interesting. The middle section of the book focuses on you developing your ideas. First, he looks at the building blocks of creativity and then gives 6 tactics to help you achieve rapid idea generation. This book certainly got me thinking, and I know I will be referring to it again when I want to shake things up in my own writing and for my businesses. The last quarter of the book looks specifically at people in the arts, sciences, and business who are creative thinkers. After having read the middle portion of the book, you can understand and appreciate better how these people had used the creativity building blocks and followed some tactics that the author encourages us to do. If you are in a business or have a personal hobby that requires creativity and innovation, you may very well find this book to be helpful.

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[C M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed how this book outlined how one can be more creative in order to generate ideas. I liked how this book provided a number of different examples; thereby, allowing one to choose what works best for them.

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[Eduardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great innovative frameworks

I was aware of some innovative methods which I already applied but the book really expands for all the alternatives you may want to apply to really bring all those possible ideas. Suggested 100

[Abhilash Gopalakrishnan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple, yet useful book taking us through case studies of prolific inventors , their practices and how they used their knowledge to synthesise across different domains and their way of using habits to theorise.

[Nai · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book changed me to be able to methodically come up with ideas quickly.