Discover Your Creative Mindset
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Copyright: 2024
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 264
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Mindset is a compound word made of “Mind” and “Set.” To put it simply, it means a lump of thoughts. Our thoughts start from birth and continue to death. Specific thoughts gather to form a lump and develop into a mindset. We all have several mindsets within us. Like your personality, this is formed slowly from a very young age and hardens as we age, making it very difficult to change. Through this book, I want to talk about how we can discover, and hopefully change, the flaws in such a tightly formed mindset. Of course, it is not an easy path. However, I think it is worth investing time and effort if it is possible to create a new future for oneself by trying. All humans were created, and each of us creates something as we live our lives. However, everything that exists in the world is something that evolved into its current state from a previous form. Because we are not a god, we cannot create something from nothing. Steve Jobs said creativity is simply connecting the dots. From this perspective, a creative mindset can be defined as a chunk of minds that leads to the ability to connect dots.
This book is divided into five steps and deals with practical actions to discover your own creative mindset, change your life, and survive well in response to changes in the world. You can read this book comfortably, or you can read it by writing down your thoughts on a note paper next to you. The method I recommend is to create a Google Doc with the title “My Creative Mindset Manual” and write your thoughts down whenever you have time while reading this book. This is very convenient because you can write anywhere, anytime. You can write it in the bathroom with your smartphone or using a desktop computer in the office whenever you have free time. In time, you can develop your own manual by reading it again and revising the parts you don't like. Then, after reading this book, you will be able to create your own manual.
I tried to write this book as easily as possible in very simple words. Difficult concepts will be expressed in a very simple manner. Therefore, it was written so that anyone with the reading comprehension ability of a middle school student can easily read it. As a result, some readers may read this book in one or two days. However, the process of applying the contents of this book to real life will not be easy. Let me tell you in advance that most people, even if they read this book, may not be able to overcome the inertia of their existing lives. I also want to change as written in this book, but I confess that it feels difficult at times. Still, I recommend setting a goal and striving to implement it rather than not trying at all. If you can discover your creative mindset, you may be able to seize a tremendous opportunity.
I am not yet a virtuoso like Peter Drucker, Arthur Brooks, or Jordan Peterson. Rather, I am no different from your colleagues, seniors, or juniors who currently work with you, or who will work with you somewhere in the future. Like them, I am also a person who lives with many concerns and fears about the uncertain future and the life ahead. However, through this book, I want to think about and prepare for the person I want to be in the future. Honestly, I think the person who benefits the most from this book is me. Nevertheless, I hope that my crude writing will provide a small challenge and inspiration to our younger siblings, friends, and seniors who will live in the future.
Chapter 1. Open up Your Mind
Chapter 2. What is a creative mindset?
Chapter 3. Understand yourself with your creative mindset (Step 1)
Chapter 4. Change yourself with your creative mindset (Step 2)
Chapter 5. Thinking of ideas with your creative mindset (Step 3)
Chapter 6. Create helpers with your creative mindset (Step 4)
Chapter 7. Executing with your creative mindset (Step 5)
Chapter 8: Epilogue
Jae Hyeung Kang is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management and Marketing at Oakland University. He received his Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior from George Washington University. He also earned an MBA at the University of Maryland after 3 years of consulting experience with Accenture’s Korean Organization. He published articles in well-respected journals (e.g., Organization Science, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, the Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Business Ethics, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, and Journal of Applied Social Psychology) and presented several research papers at conferences of internationally recognized associations, such as the Academy of Management (AOM), United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), and the International Council for Small Business (ICSB).
“Creative mindsets and habits are essential for the exploration and fulfillment of every aspect of our lives. In this book, Dr. Jae-Hyeung Kang shares a practical, step-by-step approach to truly unlock and apply our creative mindsets to virtually all circumstances of our lives in plain words.”
Dr. Myeong-Gu Seo, Professor of Management and Organization, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
“I applaud Professor Jae Kang for crafting such a useful and insightful book. We demand increasingly more creativity from our students, employees, and entrepreneurs without offering any guidance or tools for how to develop and nurture it. This book fills the void admirably and helps equip readers with the right mindset and thought processes for enhancing their imaginative thinking.”
Dr. David Y Choi, Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship, Loyola Marymount University
“This book will be a valuable asset to help people think deeply about the valuable things that only humans can do and put them into practice in an era where there is growing fear that machines will dominate humans. I hope that you will read this book and take action.”
Dr. Ki-Chan Kim, Professor of Humane Entrepreneurship and AI Data Analysis, The Catholic University of Korea
"Discover Your Creative Mindset" stands out as an action-oriented guide that empowers readers to cultivate curiosity and embrace their humanity. Through practical advice and engaging content, this book inspires a journey towards rediscovering creativity, urging us to stay curious, adaptable, and profoundly human in a rapidly changing world.”
Dr. Sunny Lee, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, University College London
“People creatively think of situations that will benefit their personal future or advance society. Through Discover Your Creative Mindset, Dr. Kang will explore methods to help individuals unlock the treasure of one’s personal change and the adaptation to an everchanging environment.”
Brandon Adolph, Outreach & Marketing Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration
Mindset is a compound word made of “Mind” and “Set.” To put it simply, it means a lump of thoughts. Our thoughts start from birth and continue to death. Specific thoughts gather to form a lump and develop into a mindset. We all have several mindsets within us. Like your personality, this is formed slowly from a very young age and hardens as we age, making it very difficult to change. Through this book, I want to talk about how we can discover, and hopefully change, the flaws in such a tightly formed mindset. Of course, it is not an easy path. However, I think it is worth investing time and effort if it is possible to create a new future for oneself by trying. All humans were created, and each of us creates something as we live our lives. However, everything that exists in the world is something that evolved into its current state from a previous form. Because we are not a god, we cannot create something from nothing. Steve Jobs said creativity is simply connecting the dots. From this perspective, a creative mindset can be defined as a chunk of minds that leads to the ability to connect dots.
This book is divided into five steps and deals with practical actions to discover your own creative mindset, change your life, and survive well in response to changes in the world. You can read this book comfortably, or you can read it by writing down your thoughts on a note paper next to you. The method I recommend is to create a Google Doc with the title “My Creative Mindset Manual” and write your thoughts down whenever you have time while reading this book. This is very convenient because you can write anywhere, anytime. You can write it in the bathroom with your smartphone or using a desktop computer in the office whenever you have free time. In time, you can develop your own manual by reading it again and revising the parts you don't like. Then, after reading this book, you will be able to create your own manual.
I tried to write this book as easily as possible in very simple words. Difficult concepts will be expressed in a very simple manner. Therefore, it was written so that anyone with the reading comprehension ability of a middle school student can easily read it. As a result, some readers may read this book in one or two days. However, the process of applying the contents of this book to real life will not be easy. Let me tell you in advance that most people, even if they read this book, may not be able to overcome the inertia of their existing lives. I also want to change as written in this book, but I confess that it feels difficult at times. Still, I recommend setting a goal and striving to implement it rather than not trying at all. If you can discover your creative mindset, you may be able to seize a tremendous opportunity.
I am not yet a virtuoso like Peter Drucker, Arthur Brooks, or Jordan Peterson. Rather, I am no different from your colleagues, seniors, or juniors who currently work with you, or who will work with you somewhere in the future. Like them, I am also a person who lives with many concerns and fears about the uncertain future and the life ahead. However, through this book, I want to think about and prepare for the person I want to be in the future. Honestly, I think the person who benefits the most from this book is me. Nevertheless, I hope that my crude writing will provide a small challenge and inspiration to our younger siblings, friends, and seniors who will live in the future.
Chapter 1. Open up Your Mind
Chapter 2. What is a creative mindset?
Chapter 3. Understand yourself with your creative mindset (Step 1)
Chapter 4. Change yourself with your creative mindset (Step 2)
Chapter 5. Thinking of ideas with your creative mindset (Step 3)
Chapter 6. Create helpers with your creative mindset (Step 4)
Chapter 7. Executing with your creative mindset (Step 5)
Chapter 8: Epilogue
Jae Hyeung Kang is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management and Marketing at Oakland University. He received his Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior from George Washington University. He also earned an MBA at the University of Maryland after 3 years of consulting experience with Accenture’s Korean Organization. He published articles in well-respected journals (e.g., Organization Science, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, the Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Business Ethics, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, and Journal of Applied Social Psychology) and presented several research papers at conferences of internationally recognized associations, such as the Academy of Management (AOM), United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), and the International Council for Small Business (ICSB).
“Creative mindsets and habits are essential for the exploration and fulfillment of every aspect of our lives. In this book, Dr. Jae-Hyeung Kang shares a practical, step-by-step approach to truly unlock and apply our creative mindsets to virtually all circumstances of our lives in plain words.”
Dr. Myeong-Gu Seo, Professor of Management and Organization, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
“I applaud Professor Jae Kang for crafting such a useful and insightful book. We demand increasingly more creativity from our students, employees, and entrepreneurs without offering any guidance or tools for how to develop and nurture it. This book fills the void admirably and helps equip readers with the right mindset and thought processes for enhancing their imaginative thinking.”
Dr. David Y Choi, Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship, Loyola Marymount University
“This book will be a valuable asset to help people think deeply about the valuable things that only humans can do and put them into practice in an era where there is growing fear that machines will dominate humans. I hope that you will read this book and take action.”
Dr. Ki-Chan Kim, Professor of Humane Entrepreneurship and AI Data Analysis, The Catholic University of Korea
"Discover Your Creative Mindset" stands out as an action-oriented guide that empowers readers to cultivate curiosity and embrace their humanity. Through practical advice and engaging content, this book inspires a journey towards rediscovering creativity, urging us to stay curious, adaptable, and profoundly human in a rapidly changing world.”
Dr. Sunny Lee, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, University College London
“People creatively think of situations that will benefit their personal future or advance society. Through Discover Your Creative Mindset, Dr. Kang will explore methods to help individuals unlock the treasure of one’s personal change and the adaptation to an everchanging environment.”
Brandon Adolph, Outreach & Marketing Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration