The MacGyver Secret: Connect to Your Inner MacGyver And Solve Anything - Softcover

Zlotoff, Lee D; Seifert PH D, Colleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692761446 ISBN 13: 9780692761441

Publisher: Macgyver Solutions, 2016

Synopsis

Written by the creator of MacGyver, The MacGyver Secret book details everything you need to experience breakthroughs in your creative problem solving. It teaches you the 3 simple steps to connect with your Inner MacGyver, guides you through the science by co-author Colleen Seifert, Ph.D. of why it works so well, shares tips about how to apply it in both personal and work situations, and gives you real world examples of how people like you are using it every day. It's a radical new approach to creative problem solving!

Perhaps you recognize yourself in some of these challenges:
1) I would like to be more creative.
2) My work requires me to produce at a rate that is overwhelming at times.
3) I face challenges in my personal life that I don't know how to solve.
4) I have creative spurts, but I don't know how to sustain them.
5) My life would be better if I knew how to perform at peak levels over longer periods.

In this practical and innovative guide, learn how to tap into your Inner MacGyver for unprecedented levels of creative problem solving. This will allow you to solve even the most complex technical, creative, or personal problems simply and reliably. And so will not only enhance your professional standing, but provide you the freedom to more fully experience your personal life and be more connected and supportive to those who you live and work with.

About this title

About the Authors

Lee Zlotoff is an award-winning writer, producer and director of film and television with over a hundred primetime credits to his name. Among his more notable creations is the iconic MacGyver TV series that has continued to run around the world for over 30 years since its debut in 1985. Lee is also a recipient of the coveted Audience Award from the Sundance Film Festival for his film 'The Spitfire Grill' which has gone on to become a highly successful musical. Lee is a graduate of St. John's College, with campuses in Annapolis, MD and Santa Fe, NM, where he served on the board of directors for over a decade and is now a member of the President's Council. As the father of four grown children, and now the grandfather of four, Lee is committed to supporting those who strive to improve global futures and outcomes. This is why he -and his children-have formed The MacGyver Foundation, which receives a portion of the proceeds from every MacGyver project.

Dr. Colleen M. Seifert is the SCIENCE ADVISOR for The MacGyver Secret. As a cognitive scientist, she offers expertise informing the development of the book and workshops. Colleen is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Yale University. After a postdoctoral fellowship, Colleen moved to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, was promoted to the rank of full professor in 2001. Dr. Colleen M. Seifert is the SCIENCE ADVISOR for The MacGyver Secret. As a cognitive scientist, she offers expertise informing the development of the book and workshops. Colleen is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Yale University. After a postdoctoral fellowship, Colleen moved to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, was promoted to the rank of full professor in 2001. Colleen has published over fifty scholarly articles addressing the intersections of thinking, memory, and creativity. Her research on problem solving and the creative process has led to methods to enhance creativity both in design and education She is a past President and Executive Officer of the Cognitive Science Society, and a Fellow in the American Psychological Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macgyver Solutions
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692761446
• ISBN 13: 9780692761441
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148