101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving

101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving

Author: Arthur B. VanGundy

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-03-11

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 047036890X

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Employees who possess problem-solving skills are highly valued in today?s competitive business environment. The question is how can employees learn to deal in innovative ways with new data, methods, people, and technologies? In this groundbreaking book, Arthur VanGundy -- a pioneer in the field of idea generation and problem solving -- has compiled 101 group activities that combine to make a unique resource for trainers, facilitators, and human resource professionals. The book is filled with idea-generation activities that simultaneously teach the underlying problem-solving and creativity techniques involved. Each of the book?s 101 engaging and thought-provoking activities includes facilitator notes and advice on when and how to use the activity. Using 101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving will give you the information and tools you need to: Generate creative ideas to solve problems. Avoid patterned and negative thinking. Engage in activities that are guaranteed to spark ideas. Use proven techniques for brainstorming with groups. Order your copy today.


101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever!

101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever!

Author: Holly Homer

Publisher: Page Street Publishing

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1624140645

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Easy, Creative and Fun Things to Keep Your Children Entertained and Happy Never again will you hear the all-too-common call of, "I'm bored!" with this kid-pleaser for many ages. Whether your kid is 3, 5 or 12 years old, there are hundreds of fun, educational and engaging things to do in this book. When they ask to watch television, you'll have the perfect solution. 101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever! has time-tested, exciting activities to keep your children laughing and learning for the whole day, every day. Holly Homer and Rachel Miller are the women behind the wildly popular site KidsActivitiesBlog.com, which gets more than 2 million hits a month and has more than 71,000 fans on Facebook and 100,000 followers on Pinterest. One-of-a-kind activities--never before seen on the blog--range from making edible play dough and homemade sidewalk chalk to playing shoebox pinball and creating a balance beam obstacle course. And with outdoor and indoor activities and tips for adjusting according to your child's age, this book will provide hours and hours of never-ending fun with your family.This parenting life raft is also the perfect way to make sure caregivers are spending quality-time with your little ones.


101 Language Activities

101 Language Activities

Author: Paul Morris

Publisher:

Published: 2004-08-01

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 9780760605325

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Designed to help children with language learning disorders by practicing skills that require repetition for effective learning. The activities vary exposures to essential language acquisition skills as well as varying the means of repetition.


101 Games for Trainers

101 Games for Trainers

Author: Robert W. Pike

Publisher: Human Resource Development

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 0943210380

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Annotation 101 of the best games from master trainier Bob Pike and the Creative Training Techniques newsletter. These classroom-tested games, activities, and exercises add spark and energy to your training sessions - and help your participant2s learn without even knowing it. Games and Activities cover topics such as: Openers and icebreakers Communication exercises Team-building activities Review and topic reinforcers ... and more!


101 Teambuilding Activities

101 Teambuilding Activities

Author: Greg Dale

Publisher:

Published: 2004-09-30

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780975576410

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The activities provided in this book are practical and have been used successfully with a variety of athletic and corporate teams at every level. This book will provide you with a wide variety of fun, meaningful and applicable activities that will enhance teamwork, communication, trust and overall team environment.


101 Activities for Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service

101 Activities for Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service

Author: Ann Thomas

Publisher: Amacom

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 0814414443

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Today's customers are demanding service that is faster, better, and more personalized than ever before. How can organizations ensure that they are prepared to meet that challenge? The latest addition to the bestselling Knock Your Socks Off ServiceĀ® series, 101 Activities for Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service provides readers with the practical tools and cost-effective training required to meet their customers' needs. Written in the same accessible and humorous style that made Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service so popular, this companion guide takes the unique position of seeing things from the customer's perspective--providing a collection of fun, fast, and enlightening exercises to teach customer service managers and employees valuable ways to help their organizations provide top-notch service. You'll discover how to create an action plan for improvement, reviewing topics such as: how to say no, empathy vs. sympathy, service recovery, listening, email and telephone skills, customers from hell, winning words and soothing phrases, anticipating customer needs, building reliability, customer feedback, keeping a stress log, and more. These simple but effective activities take only minutes, but deliver truly powerful, lasting results.


101 Math Activities for Calculating Kids

101 Math Activities for Calculating Kids

Author: Tracey Ann Schofield

Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press

Published: 2001-03-01

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1573102695

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Explore math concepts, explore "real-world" situations, encourage logical thinking, motivate your students.