"Leading speaker on innovation and creativity Paul Sloane helps readers think in powerful new ways. It shows how to harness techniques in lateral thinking, analytical thinking, problem analysis, idea generation, and other areas to become more creative. Readers will be able to conceive, evaluate and implement great ideas as well as improve their memory, sell their ideas, and win arguments. The book is packed with practical methods to put to immediate use, backed up by exercises, puzzles, quizzes, graphics, and illustrations." Publisher's review

Foreword / Des MacHale -- The need for different thinking -- Consider the opposite -- Confront assumptions -- Analyse problems -- Ask questions -- Think in combinations -- Parallel thinking -- Think creatively -- Think laterally -- Think what no one else thinks -- Evaluate ideas -- Make difficult decisions -- Develop your verbal thinking -- Think mathematically -- Get to grips with probability -- Think visually -- Develop your emotional intelligence -- Be a brilliant conversationalist -- Win arguments -- Ponder -- Maximize your memory -- Experiment, fail and learn -- Tell stories -- Think humorously -- Think positively -- Set goals -- Prioritize and focus -- Turn thinking into action -- Common thinking errors -- Boost your brain -- Games for brilliant thinkers -- Summary-a checklist for the brilliant thinker -- Apendix 1, Answers -- Appendix 2. References and further reading