Spread the love   1      1Share In principle, there are two paths creative people follow to change to world. One is to generate practical, sensible, sane and pragmatic ideas….”- Shlomo Maital, Dismantle Why should one read a book such as Dismantle? The answer to this lies in the blurb of the book itself. Dismantle is a book that claims to deconstruct one’s mind and help build a personal creativity machine. So does this claim hold true? Deconstructing what the book is about Often we find ourselves and those around us too, lament about not being creative enough. The understanding is that being creative is akin to being a genius such as Michelangelo or Picasso. The ones who illustrate a beautiful image or the ones who display talent in music and poetry are the ones considered to have a creative mind. Isn’t this the thought process that we are fed from a young age? However, a recent research showed that all people are creative. In fact it is a unique human quality to be creative. It’s a trait that makes individuals successful. With this thought in mind, Sholmo Maital embarks on a journey demystifying the human mind and its creativity. Humans are conditioned to think in straight line, suppressing their creative instincts from childhood. In schools too, those who can write a good story or draw a beautiful picture are considered to be the lucky ones, blessed to be creative. The end result? We are producing professionals who fail to look at a broader picture. So is there a way one may stumble upon fresh ideas one after another? Dismantle is the book that aims to answer this book. As the blurb says, “It is a must read for those interested in action-oriented creativity”. The creativity journey The book doesn’t just talk about being creative alone. It speaks about handling the hurdles that hamper creativity. The best part of Maital’s writing is that it convinces the reader how easy it is with the right techniques to be innovative and do imaginative work. The narrative is easy with a supportive and playful tone. It explains ideas with scientific examples, a neutral approach, and adds value to ones existing practices. Maital’s ideation, validation and actuation can be applied to any person whether in the fields of business, information technology, science, math, fiction writing, art or theatre. Shlomo Maital’s logic convinced me and now it’s time to put some of it to use. *This book was received from the publisher in return for an honest and unbiased review.   Spread the love   1      1Share