Creative Confidence: Unleashing The Creative Potential Within Us All
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Viet Dung Nguyen
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This book came to me at a right time， my boss lent the book to me right before my long holiday。 Thus I had plenty of time to read and think of it。 The central idea of this book is around design thinking and how understanding design thinking makes you creative。 First of all， design thinking is introduced in order to motivate readers that they can almost do anything （yeah， I can say you can do anything if you have enough time， energy， and money）。 Then， there are some chapters that support the desi This book came to me at a right time， my boss lent the book to me right before my long holiday。 Thus I had plenty of time to read and think of it。 The central idea of this book is around design thinking and how understanding design thinking makes you creative。 First of all， design thinking is introduced in order to motivate readers that they can almost do anything （yeah， I can say you can do anything if you have enough time， energy， and money）。 Then， there are some chapters that support the design thinking process such as how to beat your fear， how to overcome your procrastination and remove all barriers on the way of applying design thinking。 After understanding the principle of design thinking， you can get rid of the fear of not creative enough and start practising creativity。 In deed， creativity is just like a skill， we need to practice it to master it。 Therefore， the book also demonstrates several simple exercises to boost your creativity。 There is a chapter that I found really engaging and helpful， it's about creativity as a group。 It would be great to share with my teammates。 Although this book impressed me because its name is much about creativity。 But I would recommend this book as a principle， which you can apply to anything。 。。。more
Georgina Lara
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My first book read for a book club and the really good part is working at a place that actually embraces experimentation and design and with talented people who care about doing their best for customers and for the team。
Naila Magalhães
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My first book about creativity and innovation！ It really stimulated me to look for my creativity。 It's a ver nice book to generate reflections about our life and the way we think things are。 My first book about creativity and innovation！ It really stimulated me to look for my creativity。 It's a ver nice book to generate reflections about our life and the way we think things are。 。。。more
Ercüment Ergün
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İçinde güzel uygulama örneklerinin de bulunduğu okuması keyifli bol ve güncel örnekli bir kitap。 Özellikle kurumunda inovasyon kültürünü oluşturmaya çalışan yöneticiler için güzel bir klavuz。
Prasanth Kancharla
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I have attended some design thinking workshops and have done courses that follows the structure and frameworks discussed in the book。 The book didn't offer anything new but is a good summary of the literature and best practices out there。 It's hard to implement design thinking in our daily lifes and this book could serve as a good material to always refer to。 Design thinking encourages expriementation and exploring alternative approaches to solve a problem。 I realized that the design thinking ap I have attended some design thinking workshops and have done courses that follows the structure and frameworks discussed in the book。 The book didn't offer anything new but is a good summary of the literature and best practices out there。 It's hard to implement design thinking in our daily lifes and this book could serve as a good material to always refer to。 Design thinking encourages expriementation and exploring alternative approaches to solve a problem。 I realized that the design thinking approach is not obvious to everyone and if you are applying it anywhere， this book will definitely help you to articulate it to others。 Tom and David has immense experience helping clients at IDEO and they have done a great job at putting their experience to help anyone increase their creative output。 。。。more
Troy
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Really good。 You should read this。
Susan
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Somewhere between interesting & boring 。。。 business oriented， advertising creativity that's only borderline creative & self congratulatory 。。。 kept listening hoping for something truly creative & interesting。 Bill Board art 。。。 Somewhere between interesting & boring 。。。 business oriented， advertising creativity that's only borderline creative & self congratulatory 。。。 kept listening hoping for something truly creative & interesting。 Bill Board art 。。。 。。。more
Timothy Holmes
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Really enjoyed this book。 Though it isn’t a leadership book， i think this book is a great resource for leaders who either have a creative edge to their personality， or leaders who want to integrate more innovation in their work， or their teams。 You have to get over the massive amount of IDEO and d。school name drops in the book （it could definitely feel like a 250 page promotional book）， but if you’re able to not get distracted by that， the innovation concepts they talk through could be greatly i Really enjoyed this book。 Though it isn’t a leadership book， i think this book is a great resource for leaders who either have a creative edge to their personality， or leaders who want to integrate more innovation in their work， or their teams。 You have to get over the massive amount of IDEO and d。school name drops in the book （it could definitely feel like a 250 page promotional book）， but if you’re able to not get distracted by that， the innovation concepts they talk through could be greatly inspiring and for you and your leadership。 Chapter 7 is particularly and practically helpful， as they list a number of potential activities to do by yourself and with others to spark creativity and innovation。 This is definitely a book to go back to and adopt some concepts。 。。。more
Alessio Pennati
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Grate book It gave me many ideas on how to improve my creativity and also how to spread this creativity with my collaborator。 The book spends too much time talking about the d。school， describing what they’re doing， and how great they are。 Removing this part can make the book shorter and maybe more enjoyable。 Despite this defect， this book inspires me。 In the end， there’s also some practical exercise showing how to apply what has been presented in the previous chapters。I found this part very impo Grate book It gave me many ideas on how to improve my creativity and also how to spread this creativity with my collaborator。 The book spends too much time talking about the d。school， describing what they’re doing， and how great they are。 Removing this part can make the book shorter and maybe more enjoyable。 Despite this defect， this book inspires me。 In the end， there’s also some practical exercise showing how to apply what has been presented in the previous chapters。I found this part very important that justify all the rest of the book。 。。。more
Latika
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Liked this book for the idea it promotes that all of us are creative and emphasises on why's and how's of tapping the creative energy within us by talking about design thinking approach， MVP， prototyping， team work ， collaboration， modular approach etc。 There are a lot of case studies and stories to back up the concepts explained which encourages you to apply it in your life and keep the book interesting throughout。 It is okay to fail and not come up with a perfect solution to a problem statemen Liked this book for the idea it promotes that all of us are creative and emphasises on why's and how's of tapping the creative energy within us by talking about design thinking approach， MVP， prototyping， team work ， collaboration， modular approach etc。 There are a lot of case studies and stories to back up the concepts explained which encourages you to apply it in your life and keep the book interesting throughout。 It is okay to fail and not come up with a perfect solution to a problem statement， but its more important to start somewhere and then learn from failures。 I found this book really helpful。The only reason for rating it between 3-4 is because the book does feel like an advertising brochure for the author's companies IDEO and D。school at times。 。。。more
Amy
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I almost didn't start this one but I'm glad I did。 What it lacks in originality it makes up for in energy。 You can definitely feel the Kelley brothers' enthusiasm for their subject。 There are a few practical tips， lots of stories， and a clear passion for giving adults more creativity。 But。。。not really anything new if you keep up with popular trends in marketing/business/inspiring your employees。 I almost didn't start this one but I'm glad I did。 What it lacks in originality it makes up for in energy。 You can definitely feel the Kelley brothers' enthusiasm for their subject。 There are a few practical tips， lots of stories， and a clear passion for giving adults more creativity。 But。。。not really anything new if you keep up with popular trends in marketing/business/inspiring your employees。 。。。more
Abigail Mumma
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It’s just fine。 As someone working in a traditionally “creative” field I completely agree that creativity and design thinking should be democratized。 However this book really didn’t introduce any new ideas or challenge any assumptions for me。 Just felt very repetitive when the core thesis is really “anyone can be creative， just get motivated and start！”
Yk Chia
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A great book which explores the concept of Design thinking。 I read this book from start to end and i couldn’t put it down。 Being a student from Singapore university of Technology and Design， I was already exposed to design concepts， however there were still many things about design and how it can be used to solve problems as a startup or within an organisation and how as individuals we can bring about that change to a culture。 I never saw myself as a creative， but this book gave me the creative A great book which explores the concept of Design thinking。 I read this book from start to end and i couldn’t put it down。 Being a student from Singapore university of Technology and Design， I was already exposed to design concepts， however there were still many things about design and how it can be used to solve problems as a startup or within an organisation and how as individuals we can bring about that change to a culture。 I never saw myself as a creative， but this book gave me the creative confidence to pursue a new approach to problems。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Arash
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نمیدونم چند بار خوندمش اما هر چند وقت یک بار به رندوم بازش میکنم و جاهایی که خودش رنگی کرده یا خودم خط کشیده ام رو میخونم。 یک کتاب عالی。
Catia Pereira
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It's an important reference （must have！） for Industrial/Product/UX Designers。 Very clever and interesting！ It is also a good book for people in general because give us really good insights about our thougts and our education and patterns。 But， who's not Designer need's to know that is a book more focus for these professionals。 It's an important reference （must have！） for Industrial/Product/UX Designers。 Very clever and interesting！ It is also a good book for people in general because give us really good insights about our thougts and our education and patterns。 But， who's not Designer need's to know that is a book more focus for these professionals。 。。。more
Samuel Oktavianus
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I feel like the title is completely misleading。 You won't get any creative confidence after reading this book。 If you're an aspiring designer， this book could be useful because it explores how design thinking works。 But if you're already familiar with the concept， there's nothing much to learn。 It's stuffed with outdated case studies that you don't care about。 The writing is boring and lifeless， which is ironic for a book that has the word "creative" in the title。 I feel like the title is completely misleading。 You won't get any creative confidence after reading this book。 If you're an aspiring designer， this book could be useful because it explores how design thinking works。 But if you're already familiar with the concept， there's nothing much to learn。 It's stuffed with outdated case studies that you don't care about。 The writing is boring and lifeless， which is ironic for a book that has the word "creative" in the title。 。。。more
Héctor Chavira
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Through a lot of useful tips， tricks and methodologies and a "taking you by the hand" aproach to the concepts proposed by some of the original fathers of theses ideas， the book works as a great introduction to design thinking and a way of looking at life through the lens of design。On the flip side， it has this very obvious purpose of advertising the d。school and all the other ventures by the Kelley brothers， and it sometimes gets in the way of being direct with whatever is being discussed。 Through a lot of useful tips， tricks and methodologies and a "taking you by the hand" aproach to the concepts proposed by some of the original fathers of theses ideas， the book works as a great introduction to design thinking and a way of looking at life through the lens of design。On the flip side， it has this very obvious purpose of advertising the d。school and all the other ventures by the Kelley brothers， and it sometimes gets in the way of being direct with whatever is being discussed。 。。。more
Gita Cahyandari
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A fan of Kelley Brothers myself， I find this book okay。。。。。。but nothing is really mind blowing。
Cory
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Good read - some similar themes/topics from other Ideo books
Grant Baker
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Decently written and chock full of examples， Creative Confidence is the quick read you need to get you out of the rut。 The book contains exercises to try， case studies to share， and an excitement that’s contagious。 Recommended for anyone looking for a way to break out of the same old way of doing things。
Eu
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I must say that despite how much admire Tom and his brother and all of what IDEO represents， has done and is， his books （this is my third from him） seem to me like: “much ado about nothing” which is unfortunate as you expect a lot from him due to the background， and end up with 3 things which are cool but not worth all the pages。 So it’s good as long as you know is that what you get。
Patrick Silveira
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Tema repetitivo para quem já leu os outros livros do tom e David Kelley， já quem alguns exemplos são repetidos e muito da mensagem central sobre processos criativos é a mesma apresentada nos demais títulos。 Para quem não leu nenhum livro da IDEO， ele pode ser uma boa obra e ponto de entrada。 Se você já leu os demais livros， não vale a pena。
Dirk Aerts
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Nice reading。 Lot of cool design thinking examples。 New insights and points of view。 Liked especially the link with visualization。 However the references to Stanford d。school and IDEO are sometimes a bit over the top。
Sam
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A great resource to help "unleash the creative potential within [you]"。 Has great tips and tools， teaches solid principles， and uses great examples。 Inspiring。 A great resource to help "unleash the creative potential within [you]"。 Has great tips and tools， teaches solid principles， and uses great examples。 Inspiring。 。。。more
Jennifer Kwok
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not creative
Arash
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پنج ستاره به این دلیل:یکی به خاطر ترجمه بسیار خوبش 。。。دومی به خاطر قلم نویسنده ها که واضح و شفاف با مثال هایی که می زد اون حرفشون رو به مخاطب انتقال میدادن و نویسنده ها خودشون هم آدمای قابلی بودن。。。سومی به خاطر اینکه با خوندن این کتاب دیدم نسبت به خلاقیت و روند انجام دادن کارهای خلاق عوض شد。。。چهارمی هم به خاطر راهکارهایی که نویسنده ها برای افزایش خلاقیت و عملی کردن ایده ها معرفی کردن。。。پنجمی هم که از همه مهم تره به نظرم این بود که اوت تمرین ها و راهکار هایی که برای تقویت خلاقیت داده بودن برای من پنج ستاره به این دلیل:یکی به خاطر ترجمه بسیار خوبش 。。。دومی به خاطر قلم نویسنده ها که واضح و شفاف با مثال هایی که می زد اون حرفشون رو به مخاطب انتقال میدادن و نویسنده ها خودشون هم آدمای قابلی بودن。。。سومی به خاطر اینکه با خوندن این کتاب دیدم نسبت به خلاقیت و روند انجام دادن کارهای خلاق عوض شد。。。چهارمی هم به خاطر راهکارهایی که نویسنده ها برای افزایش خلاقیت و عملی کردن ایده ها معرفی کردن。。。پنجمی هم که از همه مهم تره به نظرم این بود که اوت تمرین ها و راهکار هایی که برای تقویت خلاقیت داده بودن برای من عملی هم بود。*******************************خب کتاب برای کسایی نوشته شده که اعتقاد دارن آدمای خلاقی نیستن و آدما وقتی که به دنیا میان یا خلاقن یا خلاق نیستناما این کتاب میاد خلافش رو ثابت میکنه و میگه که لازمه خلاقیت و آدم خلاقی بودن تفکر خلاقانس و نه ژن خلاق。。。*****************به نظر خودم حتی اگه شما آدم خلاقی هم هستید باز هم این کتاب رو بخونید چون میتونه خیلی بهتون کمک کنه و پنجره های جدیدی رو براتون باز کنه************************（از اینجا به بعد برداشت شخصیم نسبت به یکی از قسمت های کتابه و خوشحال میشم اگه وقت و حوصله دارید بخونیدش）این کتاب حرفای خیلی خوبی میزنه اما یه جاییش بود که بیشتر از بقیه جاها به دلم نشستداشتن در مورد انتخاب شغل آینده حرف میزدن و حرفی که میزدن خیلی این بود که میگفتن شما یه اَلاکُلَنگ رو در نظر بگیریدیک طرفش پوله و یه طرفش هم علاقه با رسم شکل هم اینو توضیح داده بودن و میگفتن که تو کاری که میخوای بری باید هر دو سمت این الاکلنگ برابر باشه و این دو با هم（تقریبا） در تعادل باشنخب این برعکس چیزیه که من قبلا شنیدمکلا دو نوع دیدگاه بود در مورد شغل آینده که یه عده میگفتن فقط برو دنبال علاقت و。。。 و یه عده دیگه هم میگفت برو تو کارایی که درآمدشون بالاس و خب به گفته این کتاب میشه اینجوری برداشت کرد که هر دو دیدگاه اشتباهن دلیلش هم از نظر خودم اینه که اگه بریم تو شغلی که هیچ علاقه ای بهش نداریم ولی درآمد بالایی داشته باشه اول که خیلی زود خسته میشیم از انجامش و از کارمون متنفر میشیم اونم کاری که قرار سالهای سال انجامش بدیمحالا اگه هم فقط علاقه رو در نظر بگیریم و کاری رو انتخاب کنیم که خیلی بهش علاقه داریم ولی اگه درامدش به قدری نباشه که پاسخ گوی نیاز هامون باشه بازم سردمیشیم و دیگه انرژی لازم رو نداریم که بخوای انجامش بدیمپس بهتره بریم سراغ کاری که هم علاقه داشته باشیم بهش و هم اینکه درآمدش هم مطلوب زندگیمون باشهمرسی که ریویو رو خوندیدحتما کتابو بخونید 。。。more
Asaf Atzmon
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One of the things they teach you at any Product Design workshop is that products need to be desirable， and not just functional。 In that regard， it's only right for a book that set to convert you into a "design thinker" to spell desire。 And indeed， it does it well， right from the first touch - the free-form drawing of its cover， the lovely illustrations at the beginning of each chapter， the chromatic feel of the pages and the color images along the book （I have the hard-cover version）。With such h One of the things they teach you at any Product Design workshop is that products need to be desirable， and not just functional。 In that regard， it's only right for a book that set to convert you into a "design thinker" to spell desire。 And indeed， it does it well， right from the first touch - the free-form drawing of its cover， the lovely illustrations at the beginning of each chapter， the chromatic feel of the pages and the color images along the book （I have the hard-cover version）。With such high expectations set right from the beginning， it was a great discovery to find that the content of the book doesn't fail to deliver on the promise。 I have not approached this book as a newbie; I have been reading and watching about design thinking quite a lot during the last 5 years or so， and even had the fortune to take a 2-days workshop at the US Berkley Innovations， Creativity and Design Practice （ICDP） Center。 What else can this book teach me？Or so I thought。 Creative Confidence is a transformative book。 It shouldn't be read as a guide for understanding the "design thinking" methodology; in fact， while you will learn a lot about it， it doesn't try to teach it in a very process-oriented way。 If that's your goal， there are probably better books or workshops。 This book is about transforming you - the reader - or more accurately - help you to unleash the creativity muscle， that， so the authors claim， exist in us all。The book is fluent and fun and feels more like a journey or a memoir than as a "guidebook" and is written by the brothers Kelly of IDEO who are considered the fathers of design thinking; there's probably no one better to take a page from on this subject。 I can point to at least three distinct features this book provides， and it does it really great on each of them:1。 Inspiration - the book is rich with fascinating stories that are interweaved along the different chapters; the story of the GE engineer that designed an MRI for children as a pirates adventurous experiences， after realizing that children are afraid to undergo a scan; or how a regular university course at Stanford （at d。school） turned into an amazing project that saves thousands of babies a year in developed countries from dying due to premature birth and lack of incubators。 2。 Guidance - the book has almost a magical power to push you from your comfort zone and challenge you to think differently about things; through a mix of their 40-years personal experience and the wisdom of others， the Kellys preach to a new kind of thinking which is more problem-seeking than solution-oriented， practicing a growth mindset rather than a rigid "laser-focused" perspective and push you to "think like a traveller"， "prototype and fail fast" and overall take more risks。 Through numerous examples they show how creativity is something that benefit organizations， NGOs or governments at all levels， up to the top。 You will start to look at things a little differently after reading the book。3。 Tools - lastly， the book provides a nice and useful set of tools， exercises and to-do-lists for different phases across the design process。 As I mentioned before， it is not a comprehensive guide or workshop but it does arm your arsenal with practices and ideas you can put to work quite right away。Summing it up ， "Creative Confidence" is inspiring and fun; it will change the way you look at things and will ultimately make you a better person。 I can't think of a better superlative than that。 。。。more
Vivek Arun
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Reduced it by a star since I was already well versed with the whole idea of design thinking workshops （having conducted some myself）。 The whole book， in a way， is basically promoting IDEO’s famous design thinking approach to solving problems - user centric， empathy mapping， personas etc。 The book does a good job at introducing this to someone new to this field though。 Would recommend it to newbies。
N A T A L I E
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