Paul Sloane
MA, C. Eng.
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Creativity, Lateral Thinking and Innovation Leadership Expert
Paul Sloane Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Innovation, Creativity, Leadership, Lateral Thinking, Puzzles
- Best Sellers
- Lateral Thinking Puzzlers, The Leaders Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills
- Career Focus
- Author, Speaker, Course leader
- Affiliation
- Head of the Innovation Unit at the British Quality Foundation
Paul Sloane speaks, writes, leads workshops and facilitates meetings for clients around the world. He is the author of How to be a Brilliant Thinker and The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills. He has also written a series of books of lateral thinking puzzles. His books have sold over 2 million copies. He is an expert on creativity, lateral thinking and innovation.
Paul Sloane graduated from Cambridge University with a first in Engineering. He came top of Sales School in IBM and went on to be part of the team that launched the IBM PC in the UK. He was Marketing Director and then Managing Director at Ashton-Tate UK. He became VP International for MathSoft and was CEO of Monactive Ltd.
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Paul Sloane Books
How to be a Brilliant Thinker
http://www.amazon.com/How-Brilliant-Thinker-Exercise-Solutions/dp/0749455063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266946308&sr=1-1
The Innovative Leader
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0749450010/ref=s9_asin_title_1/104-9473339-1450313?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1FPYVG86YD5D23VDQCHR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=288448401&pf_rd_i=507846
Lateral Thinking Puzzlers
http://www.amazon.com/Lateral-Thinking-Puzzlers-Paul-Sloane/dp/0806982276/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213880362&sr=1-1
Cunning Lateral Thinking Puzzles
http://www.amazon.com/Cunning-Lateral-Thinking-Puzzles-Puzzle/dp/1402732759/ref=pd_sim_b_1
How to Generate Ideas - eBook
http://79.170.44.110/destination-innovation.com/zen-cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=12&zenid=1njrglqh3l4e36fmqmf0ua0ii2
The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills
http://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Guide-Lateral-Thinking-Skills/dp/0749447974/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
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How to Think what Nobody Else Thinks
How can you think of things that no-one else thinks of? The answer is by deliberately taking a different approach to the issue from everyone else. There are dominant ideas in every field. The brilliant thinker purposefully challenges those dominant ideas in order to think innovatively. Albert ...
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How to Tell a Joke
Many people shy away from telling jokes because they once told one that fell flat or they are afraid of appearing silly or of offending someone. Jokes are canned humorous stories which are subtly different from personal anecdotes. With personal anecdotes you have the authority to tell them ...
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Tell Stories
We live in a world with information overload. We are flooded with data, facts, statistics and information in all forms. Definitive answers to specific questions are immediately available from search engines on the internet. But people want more than facts. They want understanding. They want meaning. They want context. They want stories. Children ask their parents to tell them stories because they like to fit the pieces of the story into a context they can understand. It is the same with adults. Audiences at conferences do not want to be bombarded with data and figures.
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The Six Best Ways to Become Rich
We tend to assume that if we work hard and save money then one day we will end up wealthy. This is wishful thinking. We are more likely to end up with some modest but useful savings. If you want to accumulate serious wealth then there a number of approaches you can use and some are much more ...
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Trust Your Intuition
MBA students are taught to treat business in a rational, scientific way. They analyse situations, develop financial models, critically examine management decisions and logically examine different scenarios. When they emerge from the hallowed halls of academia they are often surprised to find ...
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The Six Reasons You're Not Fulfilling Your Potential
Very few people can claim that they have achieved all that they are capable of. In the Western world most of us do moderately well. We get an education and a succession of jobs; we have some relationships that work; we are well fed; we avoid penury and destitution. We can take comfort in ...
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Letter to a Teenage Daughter
Dear Daughter, You are a wonderful person and your mother and I think the world of you. It will not be long before you leave home to make your way in the world. Can I please give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that I think you should never do. 1. Never Despise Yourself. You ...
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Maximise Your Chances in the Change Maelstrom
Bill Gates recently said, ‘We are in an economic downtu but an innovation upturn.’ Most people are focussing on the downtu and the dangers it poses rather than on the opportunity for innovation. Most businesses are restructuring and streamlining their operations. How can you maximize your ...
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Great Ways to Become Poor and Stay Poor
Nobody plans to become poor and yet a great many people end up poor. Here are some of the best known ways of ensuring a life of penury: 1. ‘We don’t need no education…’ If you drop out of school or fail to achieve a basic education then you will severely restrict your chances of employment. What is more it is difficult to acquire further skills if you lack the basic ones. However this method does not guarantee poverty as there are some exceptional people who, because of sheer hard work or innate ability, succeed despite little formal education. 2.
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Unleash your Inner Genius
Ten Great Ways to boost your Personal Creativity Let’s say you are wrestling with a tough issue – maybe at work, at home, with your children or in your social life. You have been stuck for a while and you can’t seem to make a breakthrough. You want to come up with some really creative ideas. ...
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Seven Great Questions to ask at a Job Interview
If you are going for an interview as a prospective employee then you should do some research. Read the job description and requirements carefully. Browse the web site to see how the organization presents itself. Search for news items and comments about the company on news sites and blogs. For the interview itself you should dress smartly and appropriately. It is important to have some questions prepared and here are a few that could really help: 1. What exactly would my day-to-day responsibilities be?
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How to be a Brilliant Conversationalist
You probably shy away from some people on social occasions. Their conversations are tedious. You groan inwardly when they approach for you know that they are unremittingly dull company. Equally you may be fortunate enough to know some brilliant conversationalists who can enliven any ...
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Destination Innovation
Paul Sloane helps people to boost their creativity, lateral thinking and innovation. He is an author, speaker and expert facilitator. The website shows our Creative Leadership Workshops, Ideas Workshops, Facilitated Creativity sessions, Keynote and after-dinner Talks.
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BQF Innovation Blog
Paul Sloane writes on innovation topics for the British Quality Foundation on this blog.
September 23, 2007
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The Lateral Puzzles Forum
Where you can develop your thinkign skills by settin and solving lateral puzzles interactively.
September 23, 2007
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Paul Sloane
'Implementing best practice is replicating yesterday; innovation is inventing tomorrow.'
'Fail often and fail cheap.'
'The innovative leader is an arsonist and a firefighter.'
'You don't want happy people working for you; you want passionate people.'
Contacting Paul Sloane
Twitter - www.twitter.com/paulsloane
Website - www.destination-innovation.com
Blog - www.bqf.org.uk/innovation
Lateral Puzzles Forum - www.lateralpuzzles.com
Email - info@destination-innovation.com8
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