"Presents practical, lively, and inspiring ways for you to become more successful through better thinking. The idea is simple: You can learn how to think far better by adopting specific strategies. Brilliant people aren't a special breed--they just use their minds differently. By using the straightforward and thought-provoking techniques in The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, you will regularly find imaginative solutions to difficult challenges, and you will discover new ways of looking at your world and yourself--revealing previously hidden opportunities"--Provided by publisher.

Preface -- Thinking makes the difference -- Introduction -- Grounding your thinking -- Igniting insights through mistakes -- Creating questions out of thin air -- Seeing the flow of ideas -- Engaging change -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors.