Off the Corporate Bus and Into the Creativity Boat
Off the Corporate Bus and Into the Creativity Boat

Author: Ashoo Khosla

Publisher: Jaico Publishing House

Published: 2018-01-09

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 8184956479

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Be Curious. Be Innovative. Be Different. Too often, being innovative and original is considered the forte of a select few. But all of us are born creative. We are born curious. It is the fear of doing something different – and failing at it – that limits our potential. Aditi Singh is a top-notch product manager. Many covet her job but she wants nothing more than to quit. When she finally takes a much-needed vacation from her seemingly perfect corporate life, she meets Dr. Shiv Prakash, an odd little man who is a master storyteller. Through his unusual imaginings, he challenges Aditi to find her true passion. As they spend more time together, Aditi uncannily begins to relate to the characters of his stories. Questions are raised and challenges are set. This time, Aditi has to decide what she really wants. Running away is no more an option. It’s time to write her own story. Through its charming characters, Off the Corporate Bus and Into the Creativity Boat offers a glimpse of what you can truly be. It invites you to pursue your passion and strive for true happiness, all while being unique. Ashoo Khosla is an alumnus of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and a gold medalist from Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla. She is an entrepreneur and lives currently in Abu Dhabi with her husband and two daughters. She also teaches a course on creativity at Shoolini University, India. Her insights on creativity not only come from her experience in medicine and management, but also from the training in Hindustani music that she has been receiving for the last few years.

The Business of Creativity
The Business of Creativity

Author: Brian Moeran

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1315418835

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How does a group of people, brought together because of their diverse skills and professional knowledge, set out to be ‘creative’? How are ongoing tensions between beauty, fame, and money resolved? In The Business of Creativity, Brian Moeran, a leading scholar and writer on the creative industries, takes the sacred relic of creativity out of the crypt and airs it in the ethnographic alley. In contrast to the persistent image of creativity as the spontaneous inspiration of a gifted individual, Moeran shows how creativity emerges from collaborative engagements among people, genres, institutions, materials and technologies. He alternates thick description of work in fashion, advertising, and ceramic art with theoretical innovations that shed new light on the aesthetic, symbolic, and economic dimensions of creativity and the production of worth.

The Rough Guide to Myanmar (Burma) (Travel Guide eBook)
The Rough Guide to Myanmar (Burma) (Travel Guide eBook)

Author: Rough Guides

Publisher: Rough Guides UK

Published: 2017-11-02

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0241332133

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Discover Myanmar with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to see Yangon's colonial architecture and absorbing markets, explore Bagan's astonishing profusion of ancient temples or trek to the Golden Rock at Kyaiktiyo, The Rough Guide to Myanmar will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way. Inside The Rough Guide to Myanmar (Burma) - Independent, trusted reviews written in Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget. - Full-colour maps throughout - find your way amid Mandalay's bustling streets or between Mrauk U's fortress-like temples without needing to get online. - Stunning, inspirational images - Itineraries - carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip. - Detailed regional coverage - whether off the beaten track or in more mainstream tourist destinations, this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way. Areas covered include: Bagan, Yangon, Mandalay, Hpa-an, Kalaw, Mrauk U, Maylamyine, Naypyitaw, Myeik Archipelago, Dawei.Attractions include: Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock), Taung Kalat (Mount Popa), Shwe OO Min Cave, Gokteik Viaduct, Ngapali Beach, Inle Lake, Shwedagon Pagoda, Ngwe Saung, Shwezigon Pagoda, Shwesandaw Pagoda. - Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation, food and drink,health, the media, festivals and events, outdoor activities and sports, responsible travel, culture and etiquette, shopping, travelling with children, travel essentials and more. - Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history, books, Myanmar's ethnic groups, Burmese Buddhism and traditional beliefs, Burmese architecture plus a handy language section and glossary. Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with the Rough Guide to Myanmar

Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Across Cultures
Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Across Cultures

Author: Igor N. Dubina

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-22

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1493932616

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The aim of this volume is to further develop the relationship between culture and manifold phenomena of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in order to promote further and better understanding how, why, and when these phenomena are manifested themselves across different cultures. Currently, cross-cultural research is one of the most dynamically and rapidly growing areas. At the same time, creativity, inventiveness, innovation, and entrepreneurship are championed in the literature as the critical element that is vital not just for companies, but also for the development of societies. A sizable body of research demonstrates that cultural differences may foster or inhibit creative, inventive, innovative and entrepreneurial activities; and each culture has its own strengths and weaknesses in these regards. Better understanding of cultural diversity in these phenomena can help to build on strengths and overcome weaknesses. Cross-cultural studies in this field represent a comparatively new class of interdisciplinary research. This is a field where cultural, sociological, psychological, historical, economic, management, technology and business studies closely intersect. In this book, a global team of researchers representing Europe, Asia, and the Americas review, analyze, structure, systematize and discuss various concepts, assumptions, speculations, theories, and empirical research which focus on the effect of national cultures on creativity, invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. They argue that national culture is not only an extremely important determinant of innovation and business development, but also demonstrate that some aspects relating to these phenomena may be universal among all cultures, thereby identifying those factors that may easily be transferred across cultures from those that are unique to their specific context.

Advertising and Anthropology
Advertising and Anthropology

Author: Timothy de Waal Malefyt

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-14

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 100018949X

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Examining theory and practice, Advertising and Anthropology is a lively and important contribution to the study of organizational culture, consumption practices, marketing to consumers and the production of creativity in corporate settings. The chapters reflect the authors' extensive lived experienced as professionals in the advertising business and marketing research industry. Essays analyze internal agency and client meetings, competitive pressures and professional relationships and include multiple case studies. The authors describe the structure, function and process of advertising agency work, the mediation and formation of creativity, the centrality of human interactions in agency work, the production of consumer insights and industry ethics. Throughout the book, the authors offer concrete advice for practitioners.Advertising and Anthropology is written by anthropologists for anthropologists as well as students and scholars interested in advertising and related industries such as marketing, marketing research and design.

Guts!
Guts!

Author: Kevin Freiberg

Publisher: Crown Currency

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0307485749

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Kevin and Jackie Freiberg’s previous book, Nuts!: Southwest Airline’s Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, described the unconventional leadership that made Southwest an airline industry dynamo. In GUTS!, the Freibergs look at twenty-five gutsy and extraordinarily successful businesses and introduce the chief executives who are creating a new corporate ethos that blows the doors off business-as-usual. Drawing on five years of research, the Freibergs provide a behind-the-scenes look at these intensely focused, passionate, and unconventional leaders and their companies. Among them: • James Blanchard, CEO of Synovus Financial, a financial services giant with more than 16 billion dollars in assets • Roy Spence, Jr., President of GSD&M Advertising, which AdWeek magazine named Southwest Agency of the Year seven times • James Goodnight of SAS, a world leader in intelligence software Although the leaders in the book represent a wide-range of industries, they share a common vision: They see business as a heroic cause and understand that good leadership isn’t a matter of position, but of influence. They reject hierarchical rules, rituals, and expectations, and have replaced in-the-box management with a culture based on passion and innovation. They regard their employees not as “human resources,” but as individuals with unique gifts and talents. And make everyone in the company responsible for the company’s brand and culture. An exciting follow-up to Nuts!, which has sold nearly 500,000 copies in hardcover and paperback, GUTS! proves that it is possible to have fun, live your values, and still make money.

Negotiating Success
Negotiating Success

Author: Jim Hornickel

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-11-12

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1118836936

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How to execute win-win negotiations every time, in business and in life Negotiating Success provides expert guidance on how to improve strategies and outcomes in negotiating anything in professional and personal life. With a constant focus on the mind, body, and spirit of the professional negotiator, this easy-to- ready text brings a holistic approach to the hard and soft skills needed for ethical negotiations. The result is a better understanding of how to negotiate successfully for mutual benefit by all parties. Offers tips and tools, such as how to use positive psychology to unite your team, emotional intelligence for successful negotiation, and how to minimize conflict Spells out the six principles of ethical influence Written by Jim Hornickel, the founder of Bold New Directions, a transformational learning organization that provides training, coaching, retreats, and keynotes across the world, specializing in negotiation, leadership, communication, presentation, and corporate training Negotiating Success delivers an unparalleled blend of practical and explicit steps to take to achieve win-win negotiations, every time.

Group Creativity
Group Creativity

Author: R. Keith Sawyer

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2014-04-04

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1135627916

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Group Creativity explores the unique form of creativity that emerges from collaborating groups. Dr. Sawyer draws on his studies of jazz ensembles and improvisational theater groups to develop a model of creative group processes. He applies this model of group creativity to a wide range of collaborating groups, including group learning in classrooms and innovative teams in organizations. In group creativity, a group comes together to collaboratively create in real time. The creative inspiration emerges from the interaction and communication among the members, and makes the result more than the sum of its parts. The dynamic, moment-to-moment communication among jazz musicians and improvising actors is the primary topic of the book. Sawyer explores performers' close listening and sensitivity, the submerging of the ego to the group mind, and the ways that performers work together to create something better than and different from what one solitary individual could create alone. These explorations provide insight into all forms of group creativity and collaboration.

Creative, Confident Children
Creative, Confident Children

Author: Maxine Hancock

Publisher: Regent College Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781573831369

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Does the idea of raising children in today's hectic world unnerve you? Maxine Hancock, mother of four now-grown children, offers relief and reassurance, noting that since the beginning of time, parenting has been done by amateurs. She discusses discipline, controlling television viewing, sex education, character development, creativity and crafts, a scriptural foundation for the family, and language development. Whether you are a parent, preschool teacher, or daycare worker, this book will help you bring up creative, confident children! Book jacket.

Improve Your Memory Power
Improve Your Memory Power

Author: VARINDER 'VIREN' AGGARWAL

Publisher: V&S Publishers

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 9350574381

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In this competitive world of today, one cannot achieve success only by putting in hard work. One has to imbibe and practise various techniques along with hard work to fulfil one's desires or reach the targetted goals.The book precisely deals with the different techniques, one has to inculcate in order to improve and enhance one's memory power. This is because hard work combined with a sharp memory is an ideal combination and can create wonders!The book has been divided into 30 chapters which denote 30 days in which each chapter symbolises a day, and the author aims to improve and sharpen the memory of all its readers in just 30 days! Basically, each chapter contains all the necessary steps and methods, one must practise in one's daily life to increase and strengthen the faculties of one's brain. Some of the salient features of the book are: How to improve one's imaginative powers? How to improve the concentration of mind? How to remember and successfully perform all our daily activities? How to prepare notes and excel in exams? How to remember dates, birthdays, anniversaries, historical dates, incidents, etc.? How to remember telephone numbers, names of persons, places, terms and terminologies?All the above and much more... Hence readers, it is definitely a must read for all of you, particularly the students and young professionals who are striving hard for a bright future ahead!