Creative Management: (Published in Association with The Open University)

Intended for managers and others who wish to increase their capacity to respond creatively to the challenges of the 1990s, this book is written in typical Open University style. The focus of the book is the impact of thought upon action, in particular changing thought creatively so as to bring about creative action. It shows how thinking patterns can limit perceived options and offers a variety of creative approaches to circumventing barriers in the mind. Jane Henry aims to encourage readers to try alternative perspectives and develop more helpful attitudes. She recognizes the place of internal psychological processes and external realities in successful creative ventures. This book is a companion volume to "Innovative Management" edited by Jane Henry and David Walker.

Table of Contents:
SECTION ONE CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES Making Sense of Creativity - Jane Henry The Roots of Inspiration - Neil McAleer Lateral and Vertical Thinking - Edward de Bono Science, Order and Creativity - David Bohm and F David Peat Play, Reality and Creativity - John N T Martin SECTION TWO CREATIVE MANAGEMENT How Senior Managers Think - Daniel J Isenberg Planning on the Left Side and Managing on the Right - Henry Mintzberg Decision Making and Deal Making - Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Louis Kuhn How Creativity Helps Paradigms, Metaphors and Puzzle Solving in Organization Theory - Gareth Morgan SECTION THREE CREATIVE PROCESSES Problem Solving and Creativity - Geir Kaufmann Mapping - Michael B McCaskey Creating, Maintaining and Relinquishing Conceptual Frameworks Corporate Networking - Robert K Mueller How to Tap Unconventional Wisdom The Logic of Intuition - Weston H Agor How Top Executives Make Important Decisions Judgment - Geoffrey Vickers Imaging and Creativity - Vaune Ainsworth-Land An Integrating Perspective SECTION FOUR CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT Adaptors and Innovators - Why New Initiatives Get Blocked - Michael J Kirton Strategic Management Development - David Kolb, Stuart Lublin, Juliann Spoth and Richard Baker Experiental Learning and Managerial Competencies Top Management Teams and Organizational Renewal - David K Hurst, James C Rush and Roderick E White Developing in Phases - Ronnie Lessem SECTION FIVE CREATIVE FUTURE The Age of Unreason - Charles Handy Emerging Waves and Challenges - Gareth Morgan The Need for New Competencies and Mindsets Transnational Economy - Transnational Ecology - Peter Drucker IT in the 1990s - John F Rockart and James E Short Managing Organizational Interdependence

About the Author :
Jane Henry is a senior lecturer and applied psychologist at the Open University. She is the editor of the Creative Management and Managing Innovation and Change Readers, also published by SAGE and now in their second edition.

Review :
`The book is an accessible source of key writings and it will be of interest to practising managers and students of organisational behaviour′ - The Occupational Psychologist

`Fascinating reading and very relevant to managing change and the needs of the decades ahead′ - Long Range Planning

`Excellent collection of articles examining the nature of creativity and how it relates to various management issues from a wide variety of perspectives. Especially noteworthy are the contributions from Gareth Morgan (author of Images of Organization), Michael McCaskey and Peter Drucker. Recommended for anyone with an interest in problem solving, organizational development and change′ - Changes Bookshop News

`The major strength of this collection is the variety of perspectives it brings out in one′s understanding of creative processes. The selection of articles and their sequencing makes reading through the book an enjoyable experience.... one can easily recommend this book to students, scholars and senior executives.... practitioners of creativity (eg value-engineers, research scientists, media executives, etc), may find it useful to gain insight into the nature of the processes which they practice′ - Management and Labour Studies

`An excellent tour of this fascinating world′ - Headlines