Idea engineering: creative thinking and innovation

by Harris, La Verne Abe

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Title Statements

Full title :Idea engineering : creative thinking and innovation / La Verne Abe Harris.

Summary

Overview: Engineers and technologists often operate from a worldview of "ones and zeros." The mission of this book is to interject the colorful world of creative thinking to help engineers and technologists learn to think and work differently. Thus, "idea engineering" becomes the driving force, transforming engineers and technologists into innovators and entrepreneurs, using case studies and anecdotes from first-hand experience. The material in this book is organized to take the reader through basic concepts and techniques of creative thinking and innovation, to better solve engineering and technological challenges. It provides an overall understanding of who, what, why, when, and how "idea engineering" can transform an individual and a company to formulate and apply the best possibilities.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Momentum Press
Place of Publication:New York, New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 202 pages : : illustrations, plans, portrait ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781606504727, 160650472X
oclc:ocn875004397
LC Classification:T49.5
Dewey Decimal:153.2

Foreword -- Love & gratitude (acknowledgments) -- Getting your mind right -- Visionaries and innovators -- Idea engineering overview -- Organizational roadblocks -- Models of innovation -- Identifying the problem -- Creative thinking -- Selecting the best idea -- Designing and testing an idea -- Worldviews -- Final thoughts -- About the author -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.