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Opportunities for Social Collaboration
Edited by Michael Thomas - Palgrave and Macmillan's Digital Education and Learning - 2011 - 269 p.

Digital Education

2019 June 13 | by Arduino Mancini Education

A collection of content-based chapters and case studies examining the pedagogical potential and realities of digital literacies in education. The book aims to examine several foundational aspects of Web 2.0 technologies and social media applications to understand the implications for teaching, learning, and professional development. “Digital Education introduces a healthy corrective to exaggerated techno-optimism or […]

The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment
Edited by Thomas Gilovich , Dale Griffin, Daniel Kahneman

HEURISTICS AND BIASES

2019 June 13 | by Arduino Mancini Effective thinking

Is our case strong enough to go to trial? Will interest rates go up? Can I trust this person? Such questions – and the judgments required to answer them – are woven into the fabric of everyday experience. This book examines how people make such judgments. The study of human judgment was transformed in the […]

How to Build a Creative Company
Robert I. Sutton - Free Press - 2007

Weird Ideas That Work

2019 June 13 | by Arduino Mancini Creative thinking

In this book, Robert I. Sutton proposes a decalogue of weird ideas to be applied in companies that want to become competitive. These ideas are divided into eleven (and a half) points and are based on theories and research-proven both academically and practically, to promote creativity and innovation. Any examples? Who would have thought that […]

Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
David Kelley, Tom Kelley - Willian Collins - 2015

Creative Confidence

2019 June 13 | by Arduino Mancini Creative thinking

Today I present you a powerful and inspiring book from the founders of IDEO, the award-winning design firm, on unleashing the creativity that lies within each of us. Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of creative types. However, two of the foremost experts in innovation, design and creativity […]

Exercises, Stories, and Synthetic Cultures
Gert Jan Hofstede, Paul B. Pedersen, Geert Hofstede - Intercultural Press - 2002 - 234 pages

Exploring Culture

2019 June 13 | by Arduino Mancini Multiculturalism

In a world increasingly interconnected, you can’t afford to ignore the existence of cultures other than yours. Why is that? Here are a few questions for you: How do you handle negotiating preliminaries with a person from the United States? And with a person from Japan? What do you need to know before you decide […]

A Handbook of Creative-thinking Techniques
Michael Michalko - Ten Speed Press - 2006

Thinkertoys

2019 April 08 | by Arduino Mancini Creative thinking

In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who comes up with those ideas? Is creativity a gift, or can it be learned, as in many other disciplines? In this innovative book, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you learn thinking techniques that you would […]

A Guide to Critical Thinking
M. Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley - Pearson - 2015 - 192 p.

Asking the Right Questions

2019 April 06 | by Arduino Mancini Critical thinking

What is critical thinking? And why is it today an essential component of everyone’s professional and personal life? We can define critical thinking as a body of knowledge and skills that supports the process of evaluating the authentic meaning of arguments you heard, aimed at assessing whether those arguments are credible and convincing. We live […]