A RESOURCE INDEX-more or less related to brainstorming: ART: Paintings by Rene Magritte, Belgium. Magritte is a well·known surrealist whose canvasses are among the most tantalizing exercises of the imagination. By displacing real objects from their conventional contexts, Magritte unfolds for us a mental landscape in which fixed notions become, like chess pieces, part of a manipulable game. BOOKS AND PERIODICALS: Brainstorms: A Study of Human Spontaneity Wayne Barker, M.D. Grove Press 53 E. 11th Street New York, N.Y. 10003 Discusses recent research into the mental "storms" associated with epilepsy and their relationship to cognitive processes; 1968. Centering Wesleyan University Press 100 Riverview Center Middletown, Conn. 06457 A potter uses the centering of a shape on a potter's wheel to explain how letting go of mentation and intent allows the inspiring, or the "breathing into" of ideas. Centering techniques and sense relaxation may, under certain circumstances, be appropriate preludes to a brainstorming session; 1962. Change (Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution) Paul Waltzwick, Ph. D. and john Weakland, M.D. W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. 500 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10036 Brainstorming, a method of effecting important changes within institutions, often depends on the clear statement of a problem. Change documents some of the most paradoxical problems in history and the path to their paradoxical solutions (through paradoxical methods, of course); 1974. Diagrams Arthur Lockwood Watson-Guphill Publications 165 West 46th Street New York, New York 10036 A historical survey of conceptual diagrams/maps. Provides useful models on how to manipulate the concept in graphic form. Dimensions of Change Don Fabun Glencoe Publishing Company MacMillan Co. Riverside, New jersey 03075 This book spins the future from the past, adventuring into the "possible" without the limitations of the impossible. An inspirational piece of reading which might work like a primer for a brainstorming session; 1971. Environmental Problem-Solving: A Process Manual Union of Young Environmentalists University of Wisconsin at Green Bay Green Bay, Wisconsin The Union of Young Environmentalists is a small national environmental service organization formed by and for young people. The manual is the result of a national workshop in Environmental Problem Solving sponsored by the Union. A one-of-its-kind publication, Problem-Solving documents the environmental problemsolving process as applied to the Green Bay Port Plaza Shopping Mall study, and provides generalized information about this process, including brainstorming, funding and researching methods. Exploring Madness (Experience, Theory and Research) James Fadiman and Donald Newman, Eds. Wadsworth Publishing Company Brooks/Cole Division 540 Abrego Street Monterey, California 93940 Keeping in mind that Shakespeare's fool was often wise, and that what appears to be the truth is not always "sane," this journey through the lunatic's galaxy may enhance the ability to hold a number of realities in the mind at once- a talent which sometimes associates creative thinking with madness; 1973. How to Solve It G. Polyai Doubleday & Company 501 Franklin Street Garden City, New York 11531 Contains a checkpoint for brainstormers. " 'Inventor's Paradox': The more ambitious plan may have more chances of success. When passing from one problem to another we may often observe that the new, more ambitious problem is easier to handle than the original problem." (The Last Whole Earth Catalogue) The Journal of Creative Behavior New York State University College 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, New York 14222 Published quarterly. Belongs in the bibliography of well-regarded periodicals on the subject of creative thinking. The Act of Creation Arthur Koestler Hutchinson Press, London Available from: Dell Publishing Co., Inc. 750 Third Avenue New York, N.Y. 10017 Presents a cognitive-perceptual model which relates humor to the creative process; 1964. Machine Design "Creativity by Committee" December 12, 1974. Vol. 46, No. 30 Penton Plaza 1111 Chester Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 An example of how brainstorming techniques are being modified to suit contemporary use in various fields. Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer John Lily, M.D. Julian Press 130 5th Avenue New York, N.Y. 10011 An analogue, a travelogue, a lexicon of life programs, Programming and Metaprogramming is, at the very least, a tough but rewarding adventure. The central metaphor involves the cerebral computer, and the self as programmer and collaborator. Lily's biases are Cartesian, organismic, evolutionary. Recommended by Kent Layden; 1972. The Psychology of Consciousness Robert E. Ornstein W.H. Freeman & Company 660 Market Street San Francisco, California 94104 Ornstein sidesteps some of the knots of ontology, teleology, et. al. to provide a lucid and intriguing perspective on the puzzle of the way we think; 1972. Psycho-Sources Bantam Books, Inc. 666 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10019 A psychology resource catalogue in Whole Earth format; 1973. A Sourcebook for Creative Thinking Harold F. Harding and Sydney J. Parnes, eds. Scribner's Sons 597 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10017 A collection from a symposium on creative thinking held at the University of Buffalo, New York, an international research center on the subject; 1972. Training Creative Thinking Gary A. Davis Holt, Rinehart & Winston New York, N.Y. 10017 Documents brainstorming studies carried on largely through industry; 1963. FILM: Andolusion Dog by Luis Bunuel, 1929. Kit Parker P.O. Box 227 Carmel Valley, California A Bunuel-Dali collaboration. Pointers on Painting by Emile De Antonio, USA, 1972. Available at: Hosea Lopez New York Films 43 West 61st Street New York, N.Y. An account of the ew York painters from 1940-1970, featuring interviews with jasper johns, Warhol and othe.rs. Illustrates the creative proces from the horse's mouth, one might say. Why Man Creates by Kaiser Corporation, 1968. Directed by Saul Bass & Associates. Demonstrates the nature of the creative process and discusses the variety, richness and importance of creative vision. An enchantjng and stimulating film, the best of its kind. PEOPLE: Children seem inspired by fantasies which fly past the limitations of the "real" adult world. Not more "creative" than adults, children are probably less stifled by conditioning which "fits" their perceptions into preconceived structures. Architects often brainstorm with clients and with one another before drafting plans. School Counselors may have experience in group process theory and facilitation. Urban Planners know about representing eclectic interests in the community decision-making process. The "Movers and Shakers" in any group are those who get things going and keep them goingt-the activits, the lobbyists and those interested in citizen participation. PLACES: Community Design Centers and Community Education Centers have probably brainstormed themselves into existence. Institutional Planning Offices in every institution practice the difficult task of moving institutions from bog to bog. Research Divisions of large corporations contain those individuals who produce money-making/saving ideas for their companies.
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