//---------- Define and Load Identification arrays for Techniques
var TecTitle = new Array (); //--- Item's page Title for the top & bottom of the Item's display
var TecNote = new Array (); //--- Item's brief description of contents (* in 1st byte means REVIEW Req'd)
var TecURL = new Array (); //--- Item's page Filename to load into the document display iframe
var TecNewDocDate = new Array (); //--- Item's web publish date (mm/dd/yy format) for determining item "newness"
var TecNewDocCount = 0; //--- Number of Items whose TecNewDocDate is less than 31 days old
var TecRevDocCount = 0; //--- Number of Items that require review (* in 1st byte of Item's Description)
x=0;
TecURL[x] = "DT"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "mm/dd/yy";
TecTitle[x] = "Techniques"; TecNote[x] = "technique";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT01_EinsteinsBrainstorming.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "10/24/09"; //"6/24/04";
TecTitle[x] = "Koinonia"; TecNote[x] = "Einstein's Brainstorming Secret";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT02_EdisonsIdeaFile.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "7/14/04";
TecTitle[x] = "Edison's Idea File"; TecNote[x] = "Recording ideas";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT03_IsYourIdeaCrazyEnough.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "8/11/04";
TecTitle[x] = "Is Your Idea Crazy Enough?"; TecNote[x] = "Seek discovery by deliberately exploring the odd and unusual.";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT04_FunExerciseForGroups.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "9/6/04";
TecTitle[x] = "Take Off Your Shoes And Think"; TecNote[x] = "A fun exercise for groups";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT05_ToProduceSomethingCreative.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "10/6/04";
TecTitle[x] = "Abstraction"; TecNote[x] = "If you want to produce something creative";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT06_LotusBlossomApproach.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "10/28/04";
TecTitle[x] = "Lotus Blossom Approach"; TecNote[x] = "Creative genius always looks for multiple ways to approach a subject.";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT07_AttributeAnalysis.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "5/23/05";
TecTitle[x] = "Attribute Analysis"; TecNote[x] = "Break your propensity to operate at the highest level of generalization";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT08_DaVincisIdeabox.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "6/4/05";
TecTitle[x] = "Leonardo daVinci's Ideabox"; TecNote[x] = "Perceptually restructuring the way you see information";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT09_ImaginaryExcursion.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "6/4/05";
TecTitle[x] = "Imaginary Excursion"; TecNote[x] = "Learn to find connections between seemingly unrelated subjects";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT10_CombinatoryPlay.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "7/26/05";
TecTitle[x] = "Combinatory Play"; TecNote[x] = "Combine concepts, images, and objects to form new and unique things";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT11_ExquisiteCorpse.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "12/18/05";
TecTitle[x] = "The Exquisite Corpse"; TecNote[x] = "Group disparate things by inventing connections between them";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT12_ShiftingPerspective.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "12/29/05";
TecTitle[x] = "Shifting Perspective"; TecNote[x] = "Your perspective determines what you see.";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT13_TrueAndFalse.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "02/01/09";
TecTitle[x] = "True and False"; TecNote[x] = "How to think paradoxically";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT14_Brainwriting.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "06/13/09";
TecTitle[x] = "Brainwriting"; TecNote[x] = "The silent generation of ideas";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT15_KJBrainstorming.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "09/17/09";
TecTitle[x] = "KJ Brainstorming"; TecNote[x] = "Awareness of a problem's subtleties and nuances changes the context in which the problem is seen.";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT16_CreativityBoard.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "04/29/10";
TecTitle[x] = "The Creativity Board"; TecNote[x] = "Becoming more aware of your potential";
x++;
TecURL[x] = "DT17_ToolsForCreativity.htm"; TecNewDocDate[x] = "05/04/10";
TecTitle[x] = "Tools for Creativity"; TecNote[x] = "A video illustrating the "Cherry Split," "Chilling Out," and "Idea Box" techniques described in Thinkertoys";
// RevReqd +
var TecMenuCount = TecURL.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= TecMenuCount; i++)
{
TecURL[i] += ParmKey;
TecRevDocCount += (TecNote[i].charAt(0) == RevReqd) ? 1 : 0;
TecNewDocCount += (StillNew(TecNewDocDate[i]) ? 1 : 0);
}
//---------- Define and Load Identification arrays for Exercises
var ExeTitle = new Array ();
var ExeNote = new Array ();
var ExeURL = new Array ();
var ExeNewDocDate = new Array ();
var ExeNewDocCount = 0;
var ExeRevDocCount = 0;
x=0;
ExeURL[x] = "DE"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "mm/dd/yy";
ExeTitle[x] = "Exercises"; ExeNote[x] = "exercise";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE01_AreYouSeeingOrIsYourBrain.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "6/24/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Are You Seeing"; ExeNote[x] = "or Is Your Brain Deciding What You Should See?";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE02_FocusingYourAttention.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "7/14/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Alter Your Focus To Change Your Perception"; ExeNote[x] = "Enable Yourself To See What You Couldn't See Before";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE03_FechnerIllusionDisplay.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "6/24/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Perceive Color Where There Is None"; ExeNote[x] = "The Fechner Color Illusion";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE04_WordPatterns.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "6/24/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Word Patterns"; ExeNote[x] = "Break up patterns so you can become more creative";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE05_MakingAssociations.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "7/14/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Remote Associations Test"; ExeNote[x] = "Form associative elements into new combinations";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE06_YourTheoryDetermines.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "8/23/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Your Theory Determines What You Observe"; ExeNote[x] = "You see only that which confirms your theory.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE07_DifferentPerspective.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "8/31/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Different Perspective"; ExeNote[x] = "Genius often comes from finding a new perspective.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE08_SpotTheGenius.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "10/18/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Spot The Genius"; ExeNote[x] = "Can you spot the man whose revolutionary ideas changed America?";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE09_KnowingHowToSee.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "10/18/04";
ExeTitle[x] = "Knowing How To See"; ExeNote[x] = "Shift your perceptual position to see things in different ways.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE10_NineDolphins.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "4/8/05";
ExeTitle[x] = "Nine Dolphins"; ExeNote[x] = "Break your memory patterns";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE11_WordAssociations.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "5/23/05";
ExeTitle[x] = "Word Associations"; ExeNote[x] = "Have some fun with this little challenge.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE12_Coincidences.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "7/27/05";
ExeTitle[x] = "Coincidences"; ExeNote[x] = "Inferring things indirectly from unexplained coincidences";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE13_BeanHead.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "10/6/05";
ExeTitle[x] = "Bean Head"; ExeNote[x] = "Is your brain more developed on its right side than it is on its left?";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE14_TheGreenDot.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "11/18/05";
ExeTitle[x] = "The Green Dot"; ExeNote[x] = "We don't always see what we think we see.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE15_ThreeMenInARoom.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "12/18/05";
ExeTitle[x] = "Three Men In A Room"; ExeNote[x] = "Improperly worded problem definitions invite inaccurate solutions";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE16_NineFaces.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "12/31/05";
ExeTitle[x] = "Nine Faces"; ExeNote[x] = "Test your powers of observation.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE17_VanishingLeprechaun.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "12/31/05";
ExeTitle[x] = "The Vanishing Leprechaun"; ExeNote[x] = "Rearrange what you have to create something you don’t have.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE18_UnconventionalProblem.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "04/18/06";
ExeTitle[x] = "Unconventional Problem Solving"; ExeNote[x] = "Look for different ways that lead to breakthrough concepts and values.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE19_CirclesOnADoor.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "09/11/06"; //06
ExeTitle[x] = "Door"; ExeNote[x] = "Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE20_HowObservantAreYou.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "03/24/06"; //03/24/06
ExeTitle[x] = "How Observant are You?"; ExeNote[x] = "How quickly can you find the single object that occurs in both images?";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE21_CreativeMgmtChallenge.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "06/06/09";
ExeTitle[x] = "Creative Management Challenge"; ExeNote[x] = "How well do you think outside the box and learn quickly from your thinking?";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE22_Inspiration.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "08/03/09";
ExeTitle[x] = "Moments of Inspiration"; ExeNote[x] = "Test your intuition. Guess the moment of inspiration for fellow creators.";
x++;
ExeURL[x] = "DE23_PerceptionAndPattern.htm"; ExeNewDocDate[x] = "07/19/10";
ExeTitle[x] = "Perception and Pattern Recognition"; ExeNote[x] = "Exercises to test your pattern recognition abilities.";
//RevReqd +
var ExeMenuCount = ExeURL.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= ExeMenuCount; i++)
{
ExeURL[i] += ParmKey;
ExeRevDocCount += (ExeNote[i].charAt(0) == RevReqd) ? 1 : 0;
ExeNewDocCount += (StillNew(ExeNewDocDate[i]) ? 1 : 0);
}
//---------- Define and Load Identification arrays for Articles
var ArtTitle = new Array ();
var ArtNote = new Array ();
var ArtURL = new Array ();
var ArtNewDocDate = new Array ();
var ArtNewDocCount = 0;
var ArtRevDocCount = 0;
x=0;
ArtURL[x] = "DA"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "mm/dd/yy";
ArtTitle[x] = "Articles"; ArtNote[x] = "article";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA01_ATheoryAboutGenius.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "6/24/04";
ArtTitle[x] = "A Theory About Genius"; ArtNote[x] = "Michael Michalko's internationally acclaimed article about the thinking styles, strategies, and methods of geniuses";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA02_BrightIdeas16Ways.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "6/24/04";
ArtTitle[x] = "Bright Ideas "; ArtNote[x] = "16 Ways to jump-start your company's creativity";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA03_PerspectivesOnProblems.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "10/18/04";
ArtTitle[x] = "Perspectives On Problems"; ArtNote[x] = "Look at your problems in a different way";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA04_24WaysToKillCreativity.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "12/28/04";
ArtTitle[x] = "24 Ways To Kill Creativity"; ArtNote[x] = "Ways in which managers kill creativity in their organizations";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA05_BreakYourHabits.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "12/28/04";
ArtTitle[x] = "Break Your Habits"; ArtNote[x] = "Allow your mind to breathe";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA06_GettingPublished.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "12/28/04";
ArtTitle[x] = "Getting Published"; ArtNote[x] = "Incorporate random chance and unrelated factors into your thinking";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA07_WaysToSpiceUpYourMeeting.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "12/28/04";
ArtTitle[x] = "Creative Ways To Spice Up Your Meeting"; ArtNote[x] = "Make business meetings more productive and fun";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA08_WhoWasThisMan.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "12/28/04";
ArtTitle[x] = "Who Was This Man?"; ArtNote[x] = "Learn to expect difficulties and succeed by responding positively";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA09_WhatIsNotSpeaking.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "5/20/05";
ArtTitle[x] = "What Is Not Speaking?"; ArtNote[x] = "We often speak in deficit by describing things in terms they are not";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA10_BigBangOfCreativity.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "5/23/05";
ArtTitle[x] = "The Big Bang Of Creativity"; ArtNote[x] = "The emergence of fluid thought in Homo sapiens";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA11_KeysToInnovation.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "5/24/05";
ArtTitle[x] = "Keys To Innovation"; ArtNote[x] = "Overcoming resistance to change; Breaking the mold";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA12_WeDontSeeThingsAsTheyAre.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "7/6/05";
ArtTitle[x] = "We Don't See Things As They Are"; ArtNote[x] = "Your point of view determines your perception";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA13_TaleOfFiveMonkeys.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "7/28/05";
ArtTitle[x] = "The Tale Of Five Monkeys"; ArtNote[x] = "That's the way it's always been done around here.";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA14_Jargon.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "10/26/05";
ArtTitle[x] = "Jargon; Intentional Obfuscation"; ArtNote[x] = "If you can't blind them with brilliance, then dazzle them with double-talk.";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA15_LightsOn.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "7/4/06";
ArtTitle[x] = "Lights On!"; ArtNote[x] = "We can’t all be Edisons, but there are definitely things we can do to generate better ideas.";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA16_MaskingTape.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "7/4/06";
ArtTitle[x] = "The Inventor of Masking Tape"; ArtNote[x] = "A personal example of how individual creativity generates corporate accomplishment.";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA17_100Monkeys.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "9/25/06";
ArtTitle[x] = "100 Monkeys"; ArtNote[x] = "The Collective Unconscious";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA18_CanYouGuess.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "10/27/06";
ArtTitle[x] = "Can You Guess?"; ArtNote[x] = "Fun Facts and Idiomatic Expressions";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA19_Coincidences.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "03/18/07";
ArtTitle[x] = "Coincidences???"; ArtNote[x] = "Historical coincidences between Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy.";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA20_OutsideTheBox.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "06/03/08";
ArtTitle[x] = "Thinking Outside the Box"; ArtNote[x] = "A creative thinker will approach a problem on its own terms.";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA21_WhereDidThatIdea.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "07/10/08";
ArtTitle[x] = "Where Did That Idea Come From?"; ArtNote[x] = "Did you ever wonder how some things are invented?";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA22_SCAMPERExercise.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "11/24/08";
ArtTitle[x] = "SCAMPER Exercise"; ArtNote[x] = "Entec UK's Future Flood Risk Management>A new perspective: opening the flude-gates (To return to this page after you finish viewing Entec's article, close the article page by clicking on its 
symbol.)";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA23_MichaelsPerspective.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "02/24/09";
ArtTitle[x] = "A Perspective on Creative Thinking"; ArtNote[x] = "Michael's perspective on the process of creative thinking";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA24_PoliticalCorrectness.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "07/30/09";
ArtTitle[x] = "Politically Correct Deficit Speaking"; ArtNote[x] = "Politically correct expressions are expressions of "what is not."";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA25_FindingWhatYouAreNot.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "12/03/09";
ArtTitle[x] = "Finding What You Are Not Looking For"; ArtNote[x] = "Many successes result from unintentional discoveries.";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA26_DancingInTheRain.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "06/15/10";
ArtTitle[x] = "Dancing In The Rain"; ArtNote[x] = "You construct your own reality.";
x++;
ArtURL[x] = "DA27_TheWordUP.htm"; ArtNewDocDate[x] = "10/24/10";
ArtTitle[x] = "The Word 'UP'"; ArtNote[x] = "What does the word 'UP' really mean?";
//RevReqd +
var ArtMenuCount = ArtURL.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= ArtMenuCount; i++)
{
ArtURL[i] += ParmKey;
ArtRevDocCount += (ArtNote[i].charAt(0) == RevReqd) ? 1 : 0;
ArtNewDocCount += (StillNew(ArtNewDocDate[i]) ? 1 : 0);
}
//---------- Define and Load Identification arrays for Interviews
var IntURL = new Array ();
var IntTitle = new Array ();
var IntNote = new Array ();
var IntNewDocDate = new Array ();
var IntNewDocCount = 0;
var IntRevDocCount = 0;
x=0;
IntURL[x] = "DI"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "mm/dd/yy";
IntTitle[x] = "Interviews"; IntNote[x] = "interview";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "http://wgrnradio.com/blog/2011/10/26/global-vision-2-creative-thinkering/"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "10/26/11";
IntTitle[x] = "Global Vision #2: Creative Thinkering with Michael Michalko";
IntNote[x] = "Colleen Pyke does an audio interview with Michael about how we can change how we think.";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "http://conqueringsuccess.blogspot.com/2008/10/michael-michalko-interview-on.html"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "10/21/11";
IntTitle[x] = "Conquering Success with Mike Newhouse";
IntNote[x] = "Audio interview with Michael on his thoughts and ideas on creative thinking.";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "http://contacttalkradio.soundwaves2000.com:8080/ctr/julieannturner100511.mp3"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "10/05/11";
IntTitle[x] = "CONSCIOUSSHIFT with Julie Ann Turner";
IntNote[x] = "Audio interview with Michael about his new book Creative Thinkering.";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "http://www.blogtalkradio.com/itsallaboutyou/2011/09/12/think-like-a-genius-michael-michalko"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "09/12/11";
IntTitle[x] = "Blog Talk Radio - ItXs All About You ";
IntNote[x] = "Audio interview with Michael on its "ItXs All About You#34 radio program.";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI01_MCNewsMeetTheMasterminds.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "6/24/04";
IntTitle[x] = "MC News - Meet The Masterminds";
IntNote[x] = "Management Consulting News interview with Michael on its "Meet the MasterMinds" series.";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI02_BergmannAtUnivBarcelona.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "6/24/04";
IntTitle[x] = "Nicole Bergmann at the Univ of Barcelona";
IntNote[x] = "Nicole Bergmann's interview with Michael at the University of Barcelona on Spanish television.";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI03_McGillUnivInterviewExcerpts.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "8/8/04";
IntTitle[x] = "McGill University Interview Excerpts";
IntNote[x] = "Excerpts from an interview with Michael at McGill University";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI04_DeutscheBankExcerpts.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "12/28/04";
IntTitle[x] = "Deutsche Bank Management Interview Excerpts";
IntNote[x] = "Excerpts from Leipsig University sponsored Deutsche Bank managers interviews with Michael";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI05_EastWestPublishingExcerpts.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "6/8/05";
IntTitle[x] = "East West Publishing Interview Excerpts";
IntNote[x] = "Excerpts from Prakash Idani's interview with Michael at East West Publishing in Madras, India";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI06_ValerioAtPromoExpoForAMA.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "12/29/05";
IntTitle[x] = "Richard Valerio at "Promo Expo" for the AMA";
IntNote[x] = "Excerpts from Richard Valerio's interview with Michael at the "Promo Expo" for the AMA";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI07_DmitriyLisitsinAtSekretFirmy.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "10/10/06";
IntTitle[x] = "Sekret Firmy's Dmitriy Lisitsin Interview Excerpts";
IntNote[x] = "Excerpts from Dmitriy Lisitsin's interview with Michael for the Russian magazine "Sekret Firmy"";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI08_BusinessInnovationInsider.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "04/17/07";
IntTitle[x] = "Business Innovation Insider Interview Excerpts";
IntNote[x] = "Excerpts from Business Innovation Insider's special Q&A session with Michael on creativity and innovation";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI09_KeldsenAtBizTechTalk_AUDIO.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "08/29/07";
IntTitle[x] = "Dan Keldsen's AUDIO interview of Michael";
IntNote[x] = "Dan Keldsen's BizTechTalk AUDIO interview of Michael on creative problem solving skills";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI10_RochesterBusinessJournal.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "10/03/07";
IntTitle[x] = "Rochester Business Journal Interview Excerpts";
IntNote[x] = "Excerpts from Kathleen Driscoll's interview of Michael on creative business problem solving for the Rochester Business Journal";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI11_IdeaConnectionArticle00007.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "12/10/07";
IntTitle[x] = "Interview on 12/10/07 by Idea Connection's Vern Burkhardt";
IntNote[x] = ""The Handbook of Creative Thinking Techniques" is Vern Burkhardt's 12/10/07 interview of Michael in which he explores some of Michael's ideas about creativity and gains insight to some of the techniques contained in ThinkerToys. (To return to this page after you finish viewing Vern's interview, close the interview page by clicking on its symbol.)"; //RevReqd +
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI12_BusinessStartUpsMagazine.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "06/03/08";
IntTitle[x] = "Interview by Business Start-Up's Karen Axelton";
IntNote[x] = "Excerpts from Karen Axelton's interview of Michael for Business Start-Ups magazine"; //RevReqd +
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI13_IdeaConnectionArticle00046.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "09/18/08";
IntTitle[x] = "Interview on 09/15/08 by Idea Connection's Vern Burkhardt";
IntNote[x] = ""Thinking Strategies of Creative Giants" is Vern Burkhardt's 9/15/08 interview of Michael in which he explores some of Michael's ideas about thinking strategies and specific creative behaviors, and learns some of the secrets of geniuses contained in Cracking Creativity. (To return to this page after you finish viewing Vern's interview, close the interview page by clicking on its symbol.)"; //RevReqd +
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI14_NewhouseAtConqueringSuccess_AUDIO.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "10/24/08";
IntTitle[x] = "Mike Newhouse's AUDIO interview of Michael";
IntNote[x] = "Mike Newhouse's Conquering Success AUDIO interview of Michael who shares his background on how he became so engaged in creative thinking, his thoughts and ideas on the subject, and practical tips and information on how to come up with creative ideas yourself";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI15_ChildersForCreativityPortal.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "07/03/09";
IntTitle[x] = "Interview by Molly Anderson-Childers for the Creativity Portal";
IntNote[x] = "Molly Anderson-Childers' excellent interview of Michael in which he provides valuable insight and methods for improving creativity and helping writers and artists become more creative";
x++;
IntURL[x] = "DI16_PlishkaForZenStorming.htm"; IntNewDocDate[x] = "07/29/09";
IntTitle[x] = "Interview by Michael Plishka for ZenStorming";
IntNote[x] = "Michael Plishka's in-depth interview of Michael is the first in the ZenStorming web site's Creative Gems series.";
var IntMenuCount = IntURL.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= IntMenuCount; i++)
{
IntURL[i] += ParmKey;
IntRevDocCount += (IntNote[i].charAt(0) == RevReqd) ? 1 : 0;
IntNewDocCount += (StillNew(IntNewDocDate[i]) ? 1 : 0);
}
//---------- Define and Load Identification arrays for Carpe Diem material
var CD_URL = new Array ();
var CD_Title = new Array ();
var CD_Note = new Array ();
var CD_NewDocDate = new Array ();
var CD_NewDocCount = 0;
var CD_RevDocCount = 0;
x=0;
CD_URL[x] = "CD"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "mm/dd/yy";
CD_Title[x] = "Operation: "; CD_Note[x] = "Moving the cursor over the Carpe Diem Titles listed to the left of this area will replace this text with descriptions of the material associated with each title. Click on a title to open its material in a new window, and close that new window to return to this page.
Note: Many 'pop-up stopper' programs will prevent opening the links' windows. If you use a 'pop-up stopper' program and have difficulty opening these links, then press the [Ctrl] key while clicking on a link, or temporarily turn off your 'pop-up stopper' program.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD01_ParadoxOfOurTimes.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "10/08/05";
CD_Title[x] = "Paradox Of Our Times"; CD_Note[x] = "We place great importance on having bigger, better, faster, prettier, and more things, but we often fail to recognize truly important things until it is too late.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD02_WeDoNotChooseToBeBorn.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "10/08/05";
CD_Title[x] = "We Do Not Choose To Be Born"; CD_Note[x] = "We choose how we shall live, and we make decisions that affect our lives. No matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, those choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. In the end, our creativity is decided by what we choose to do and what we refuse to do.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD03_Ikiru.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "10/08/05";
CD_Title[x] = "Ikiru"; CD_Note[x] = "Learn how to unleash your potential by removing your deep-seated limitations. Teach yourself to think of yourself as 'I' instead of thinking of yourself as 'me.'";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD04_YouCannotMakeATree.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "12/18/05";
CD_Title[x] = "You Cannot Make A Tree"; CD_Note[x] = "Improve your self-image and turn your musings into reality by intentionally switching from wishful thinking to positive thinking.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD05_LeadAGoodLife.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "12/21/05";
CD_Title[x] = "A Good Life"; CD_Note[x] = "How to live a good life...";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD06_NotAFieldOfGrass.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "12/21/05";
CD_Title[x] = "We Are Not A Field Of Grass"; CD_Note[x] = "Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD07_LettingGo.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "04/23/07";
CD_Title[x] = "Letting Go"; CD_Note[x] = "Metaphors encourage unconscious processing of information.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD08_WhatDeterminesYourDestiny.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "04/23/07";
CD_Title[x] = "What Determines Your Destiny?"; CD_Note[x] = "Everything you think, say, do, and are determines your Destiny.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD09_TheCookies.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "06/23/07";
CD_Title[x] = "The Cookies"; CD_Note[x] = "There are four things you cannot recover.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD10_ThreeCoins.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "12/05/07";
CD_Title[x] = "Three Coins"; CD_Note[x] = "A Franciscan monk's perspective on negotiating and its affect on the future";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD11_TheFinalInspection.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "03/25/08";
CD_Title[x] = "The Final Inspection"; CD_Note[x] = "A salute to the Few, the Proud, the Marines";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD12_ASoldiersGift.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "03/25/08";
CD_Title[x] = "A Soldier's Gift"; CD_Note[x] = "A soldier's gift to his/her country is straight from the heart.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD13_TheStonecutter.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "07/10/08";
CD_Title[x] = "The Stonecutter"; CD_Note[x] = "Be careful what you wish for... you may get it!";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD14_ThreeStepsFromTheTruth.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "07/17/08";
CD_Title[x] = "Three Steps from the Truth"; CD_Note[x] = "The trouble with theories about the nature of creativity...";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD15_DoorOfLaw.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "07/21/08";
CD_Title[x] = "Door Of Law"; CD_Note[x] = "A Franz Kafka parable";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD16_ManagersOrGeese.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "09/05/08";
CD_Title[x] = "Managers Or Geese?"; CD_Note[x] = "Taking risks";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD17_TwoDamLetters.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "09/16/08";
CD_Title[x] = "Two Dam Letters"; CD_Note[x] = "The dangers of making assumptions and jumping to conclusions";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD18_ThePresent.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "01/08/09";
CD_Title[x] = "The Present"; CD_Note[x] = "A perspective on time";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD19_TheCalfsPath.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "01/09/09";
CD_Title[x] = "The Calf's Path"; CD_Note[x] = "The path is in your mind";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD20_TheMeal.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "02/27/09";
CD_Title[x] = "The Meal"; CD_Note[x] = "When fine dining really meant fine dining";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD21_TheGroceryBagger.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "07/13/09";
CD_Title[x] = "The Grocery Bagger"; CD_Note[x] = "Turning the ordinary into the extraordinary";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD22_AmazingSandPainting.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "08/04/09";
CD_Title[x] = "Amazing Sand Painting"; CD_Note[x] = "Inspiration from sand";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD23_TheHouseWithFourRooms.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "09/18/09";
CD_Title[x] = "The House With Four Rooms"; CD_Note[x] = "Those who make a difference in your life are those who care.";
x++;
CD_URL[x] = "CD24_MakeTodayAGoodDay.htm"; CD_NewDocDate[x] = "12/05/09";
CD_Title[x] = "Make Today a Good Day"; CD_Note[x] = "You and I are lucky because we are going to die.";
//RevReqd +
var CD_MenuCount = CD_URL.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= CD_MenuCount; i++)
{
CD_URL[i] += ParmKey;
CD_RevDocCount += (CD_Note[i].charAt(0) == RevReqd) ? 1 : 0;
CD_NewDocCount += (StillNew(CD_NewDocDate[i]) ? 1 : 0);
}
//---------- Define and Load Identification arrays for Thought Experiment documents
var TX_URL = new Array ();
var TX_Title = new Array ();
var TX_Note = new Array ();
var TX_NewDocDate = new Array ();
var TX_NewDocCount = 0;
var TX_RevDocCount = 0;
x=0;
TX_URL[x] = "DX"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "mm/dd/yy";
TX_Title[x] = "Operation: "; TX_Note[x] = "Move the cursor over an Experiment Title (listed to the left of this area) to replace this text with a brief description of the experiment. Click on an Experiment Title to open its document in a new window, and close that new window to return to this page.
Note: Many 'pop-up stopper' programs will prevent opening the links' windows. If you use a 'pop-up stopper' program and have difficulty opening these links, then press the [Ctrl] key while clicking on a link, or temporarily turn off your 'pop-up stopper' program.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX01_TheThogProblem.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "11/06/06";
TX_Title[x] = "The Thog Problem"; TX_Note[x] = "A demonstration of the subtlety involved with the exclusive "or."";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX02_TheMatchstickProblem.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "11/06/06";
TX_Title[x] = "The Matchstick Problem"; TX_Note[x] = "Change your perception to solve problems that learned processes have "proven" unsolvable.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX03_WhatDoYouSee.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "08/10/07";
TX_Title[x] = "What Do You See?"; TX_Note[x] = "Once we have settled on a perspective, we close off all but one line of thought.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX04_FalseMemory.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "10/03/07";
TX_Title[x] = "False Memory"; TX_Note[x] = "Your brain does not always keep reliable records of the past.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX05_TheLetterK.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "10/03/07";
TX_Title[x] = "The Letter K"; TX_Note[x] = "Facial feedback ... an odd psychological phenomenon that makes emotions change based upon facial expressions";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX06_BiasFirstImpressions.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "11/30/07";
TX_Title[x] = "Bias"; TX_Note[x] = "How first thoughts, including numbers, bias thinking.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX07_The_ing_Words.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "01/03/08";
TX_Title[x] = "_ _ _ _ i n g"; TX_Note[x] = "How much information do we passively absorb?";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX08_WhenIsAChair.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "02/22/08";
TX_Title[x] = "When is a chair not a chair?"; TX_Note[x] = "The pitfalls of logic.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX09_TheDancer.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "03/20/08";
TX_Title[x] = "The Dancer"; TX_Note[x] = "Discover whether you are left-brain or right-brain dominant.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX10_ProlongedInspection.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "04/28/08";
TX_Title[x] = "Prolonged Inspection"; TX_Note[x] = "Change the way you perceive anything through prolonged inspection.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX11_ArtAndPoetryWithoutMotive.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "06/03/08";
TX_Title[x] = "Art & Poetry without Motive"; TX_Note[x] = "Incorporating randomness removes the prejudices that the conditioning of our upbringing and culture impose";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX12_TheImaginaryHouse.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "07/01/08";
TX_Title[x] = "The Imaginary House"; TX_Note[x] = "This is a fun experiment to help you gain insight into how others see you.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX13_WriteYourUnconsious.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "07/08/08";
TX_Title[x] = "Writing a Letter to Your Unconsciousness"; TX_Note[x] = "Try this useful technique to connect with your unconscious mind and have it work on a problem for you.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX14_MindReading.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "07/27/08";
TX_Title[x] = "Mind Reading"; TX_Note[x] = "Perceive the pattern and understand the relationship.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX15_WhatDoYouSee.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "08/15/08";
TX_Title[x] = "What Do You See?"; TX_Note[x] = "Your perception is often affected by your environment.";
x++;
TX_URL[x] = "DX16_ChinesePuzzle.htm"; TX_NewDocDate[x] = "04/01/09";
TX_Title[x] = "Chinese Puzzle"; TX_Note[x] = "How good are you at discovering what patterns represent?";
//RevReqd +
var TX_MenuCount = TX_URL.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= TX_MenuCount; i++)
{
TX_URL[i] += ParmKey;
TX_RevDocCount += (TX_Note[i].charAt(0) == RevReqd) ? 1 : 0;
TX_NewDocCount += (StillNew(TX_NewDocDate[i]) ? 1 : 0);
}
//---------- Define and Load Identification arrays for Publication Promotion documents
var PP_URL = new Array ();
var PP_Title = new Array ();
var PP_Note = new Array ();
var PP_NewDocDate = new Array ();
var PP_NewDocCount = 0;
var PP_RevDocCount = 0;
x=0;
PP_URL[x] = "PP"; PP_NewDocDate[x] = "mm/dd/yy";
PP_Title[x] = "Operation: "; PP_Note[x] = "Move the cursor over a document title (listed to the left of this area) to replace this text with a brief description of the document. Click on a document title to open the document in a new window, and close that new window to return to this page.
Note: Many 'pop-up stopper' programs will prevent opening the links' windows. If you use a 'pop-up stopper' program and have difficulty opening these links, then press the [Ctrl] key while clicking on a link, or temporarily turn off your 'pop-up stopper' program.";
x++;
PP_URL[x] = "PP01_PrefaceThinkertoys.htm"; PP_NewDocDate[x] = "10/06/08";
PP_Title[x] = "THINKERTOYS (A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques)"; PP_Note[x] = "Preface";
x++;
PP_URL[x] = "PP02_IntroCrackingCreativity.htm"; PP_NewDocDate[x] = "10/06/08";
PP_Title[x] = "CRACKING CREATIVITY (The Secrets of Creative Genius)"; PP_Note[x] = "Introduction";
x++;
PP_URL[x] = "PP03_IntroThinkPak.htm"; PP_NewDocDate[x] = "10/06/08";
PP_Title[x] = "THINKPAK (A Brainstorming Card Deck)"; PP_Note[x] = "Introduction";
var PP_MenuCount = PP_URL.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= PP_MenuCount; i++)
{
PP_URL[i] += ParmKey;
PP_RevDocCount += (PP_Note[i].charAt(0) == RevReqd) ? 1 : 0;
PP_NewDocCount += (StillNew(PP_NewDocDate[i]) ? 1 : 0);
}
//---------- Define and Load Identification arrays for (Google) Book Preview documents
var BP_URL = new Array ();
var BP_Title = new Array ();
var BP_Note = new Array ();
var BP_NewDocDate = new Array ();
var BP_NewDocCount = 0;
var BP_RevDocCount = 0;
x=0;
BP_URL[x] = "BP"; BP_NewDocDate[x] = "mm/dd/yy";
BP_Title[x] = "Operation: "; BP_Note[x] = "Move the cursor over a document title (listed to the left of this area) to replace this text with a brief description of the document. Click on a document title to open the document in a new window, and close that new window to return to this page.
Note: Many 'pop-up stopper' programs will prevent opening the links' windows. If you use a 'pop-up stopper' program and have difficulty opening these links, then press the [Ctrl] key while clicking on a link, or temporarily turn off your 'pop-up stopper' program.";
x++;
BP_URL[x] = "BP01_ThinkertoysPreview.htm"; BP_NewDocDate[x] = "5/23/10";
BP_Title[x] = "THINKERTOYS (A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques)"; BP_Note[x] = "Thinkertoys...";
x++;
BP_URL[x] = "BP02_CrackingCreativityPreview.htm"; BP_NewDocDate[x] = "5/23/10";
BP_Title[x] = "CRACKING CREATIVITY (The Secrets of Creative Genius)"; BP_Note[x] = "CrackingCreativity...";
var BP_MenuCount = BP_URL.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= BP_MenuCount; i++)
{
BP_URL[i] += ParmKey;
BP_RevDocCount += (BP_Note[i].charAt(0) == RevReqd) ? 1 : 0;
BP_NewDocCount += (StillNew(BP_NewDocDate[i]) ? 1 : 0);
}
//---------- Keep track of Source (URL), Title, and Date of Imagineering Links
var LnkSRC = new Array ();
var LnkTitle = new Array ();
var LnkNewDate = new Array ();
var LnkNewCount = 0;
x=0; LnkNewDate[x] = "08/23/04"; LnkSRC[x] = "http://www.imagination3.com"; LnkTitle[x] = "Drawing Your Ideas";
x++; LnkNewDate[x] = "08/23/04"; LnkSRC[x] = "http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler"; LnkTitle[x] = "Making Thoughts Visible";
x++; LnkNewDate[x] = "08/23/04"; LnkSRC[x] = "http://www.digicc.com/fido"; LnkTitle[x] = "Playing With Numbers";
x++; LnkNewDate[x] = "08/23/04"; LnkSRC[x] = "http://www.eyetricks.com/3dstereo.htm"; LnkTitle[x] = "Hidden Images";
x++; LnkNewDate[x] = "05/23/05"; LnkSRC[x] = "http://20Q.net"; LnkTitle[x] = "Twenty Questions";
x++; LnkNewDate[x] = "06/30/05"; LnkSRC[x] = "http://turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/chess.html"; LnkTitle[x] = "Thinking Machine";
x++; LnkNewDate[x] = "04/16/09"; LnkSRC[x] = "http://sodaplay.com"; LnkTitle[x] = "A creative community making marvelous things";
x++; LnkNewDate[x] = "04/16/09"; LnkSRC[x] = "http://www.futurelab.org.uk"; LnkTitle[x] = "FutureLab - Innovation in education";
var LnkMenuCount = LnkSRC.length - 1;
for (var i = 1; i <= LnkMenuCount; i++)
{
LnkNewCount += (StillNew(LnkNewDate[i])) ? 1 : 0;
}
function CheckNew (DocDate)
{
document.write(StillNew(DocDate) ? NewIcon : "");
}
//----------