Brave New Books (7)
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(1) Voyage to Lilliput
creativity explored. The series
2019 || Paperback || Hans Kokhuis || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
The series provides a mirror; it questions our routine ways of looking and interpreting the world. In an all-consuming landscape of social media, impressions and opinions, it is wise to take some time to listen silently to your own talents and ideas.
In Lilliput the focus is on opening the mind, detecting frames and filters that so easily put us on the wrong footing. A world behind the façade and so full of possibilities.
Creativity is a leap of faith over imagined walls. There is the int...
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Creazennig kijken
anders kijken naar creativiteit en zen
2021 || Paperback || Hans Kokhuis || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
CREA voor open blik op kansen en ZENNIG om uit 'goed/fout' denken te stappen, 0/1 denken staat immers haaks op creativiteit. Als je enige gereedschap een sleutel is, lijken alle problemen zich te presenteren als een slot. Wat je niet kent, zul je niet zien. En dan willen die ongeziene problemen wel eens tevoorschijn komen als zwarte zwanen. CREAZENNIG KIJKEN biedt andere invalshoeken en perspectieven om ANDERS naar verandering en innovatie te kijken. Zet je in een helikopter voor overzicht ...
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(3) Voyage to Laputa
Creativity Explored
2020 || Paperback || Hans Kokhuis || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
Water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen, the magic is in the combination water. Likewise combining different creative talents is an exciting challenge. Voyage to Laputa reviews the traps, opportunities and magic in steering the creative process, leadership and different intelligences in practice.
The journey explores different models of organization, design and scenarios with AI. It is about our relationship to the new, our sense of wonder. And, about transparancy for the ethical conseq...
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(4) VOYAGE TO HOUYHHNHM
CREATIVITY EXPLORED
2021 || Paperback || Hans Kokhuis || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
And again new territory is explored: The 5th book in the series Creative Explored is set against Gulliver’s voyage to Houynhnnm. Very rational horses live together with the unreasonable Yahoo. The first don’t want change, and the others are change. The two extremes are the background to explain pitfalls and opportunities for an authentic creative life. Creativity is an adventurous journey combining discipline and open mindedness. As much of today’s innovation is the work of cooperation...
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CREATIVITY EXPLORED
In Gulliver's footsteps
2021 || Paperback || Hans Kokhuis || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
Generally speaking books on creativity are of two kinds. Those that tell us how to become creative by changing the situation, and those that tell us to become creative by changing ourselves. Then follows practical advice as to the ways and means in which creativity may be attained.
This series does not want to do either! By our very nature we are creative but more or less unaware of that. So instead of giving lots of practical advice, it questions our routine ways of looking and interpreti...
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creativity explored
the choices you make
2023 || Paperback || Hans Kokhuis || Brave New Books
Ever had feeling problems keep popping up and solutions create ever new problems? Or felt you played a role you never auditioned for? Or are pushing the river? Or would love to share knowledge? Probably the right time for a creative timeout, to reassess your situation, turn reactive into creative: creACTivate. Scout your amazing inner world where problems may become opportunities. It is your choice, and so much to choose from. This is the last in a series of eye-opening breaks out of routines...
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(2) VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG
creativity explored - the series
|| Paperback || Hans Kokhuis || Brave New Books
It’s frustration that spawned Murphy’s Law: The plan was good, how could it fail? Indeed you may not like it but our span of control is limited. We don’t control other people’s opinions, or the traffic, or the weather, or the economy. What we can learn to control is the way we deal with it, our attitude. Adopting a creative attitude opens up a world of possibilities. The creative attitude will make you trust that the new path will present itself at the right time. You will be amazed a...