Every meeting leader has faced groups that stagnate creatively, or worse turn acrimonious-a dullness or negativity stemming from the group\'s inability to pursue ideas productively and beyond their obvious limits.
His work has appeared in many prominent publications, including the Harvard Business Review, which lists his article on running meetings as one of its all-time most requested reprints..
Educated at Exeter and at Williams College, he lived in Winchester, Massachusetts until his death in 2009 at age 91.
George Prince was the co-founder and president of Synectics, Inc.
An invaluable book for business, government and other organizations, The Practice of Creativity is unique in the field of meaningful communications.
Showing leaders not only how to enhance and encourage imagination and flexibility, but to insure that the personal interactions remain open and constructive, that the discussion retains healthy momentum, and that the fear of being wrong will not inhibit open, creative expression.
The leader\'s role is also discussed.
It explores the process of facing and understanding problems, eliminating inadequate ideas, and unifying the entire Group to concentrate its collective intelligence and imagination on fresh solutions.
Written by the former president of Synectics, Inc., this book provides detailed instructions on how to use a method already proven successful in many organizations, including some of the largest and most successful in the world.
The Practice of Creativity offers a bold and time-tested approach to this problem, an approach both dependable and dynamic; one that uses a unique method of metaphorical thinking to stimulate creative response.
Every meeting leader has faced groups that stagnate creatively, or worse turn acrimonious-a dullness or negativity stemming from the group\'s inability to pursue ideas productively and beyond their obvious limits
