Roger von Oech
Roger von Oech
Roger von Oechis an American speaker, conference organizer, author, and toy-maker whose focus has been on the study of creativity...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 February 1948
CountryUnited States of America
Roger von Oech quotes about
dream teacher growing-up
We grow up thinking that the best answer is in someone else's brain. Much of our education is an elaborate game of 'guess what's in the teacher's head?' What the world really needs to know right now is what kind of dreams and ideas are in your head.
people working-together ordinary
Most brilliance arises from ordinary people working together in extraordinary ways.
thinking
When everyone thinks alike, no one is doing very much thinking.
issues light burning
Most burning issues generate far more heat than light.
important explorers willing
It's important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray.
ideas errors use
If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered.
survival requirements flexibility
Flexibility is a requirement for survival.
inspirational letting-go creativity
It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.
wall people goal
The hallmark of creative people is their mental flexibility... Sometimes they are open and probing, at others they're playful and off-the-wall. At still other times, they're critical and faultfinding. And finally they're doggedly persistent in striving to reach their goals.
thinking looks world
Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.
way excuse
What excuses stand in your way? How can you eliminate them?
thinking opposites people
Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.
life taken college
By the time the average person finishes college, he or she will have taken over 2,600 tests, quizzes, and exams. The right answer approach becomes deeply ingrained in our thinking. This may be fine for some mathematical problems where there is in fact only one right answer. The difficulty is that most of life isn’t this way. Life is ambiguous; there are many right answers- all depending on what you’re looking for. But if you think there is only one right answer, then you’ll stop looking as soon as you find one.
letting-go goodbye falling-in-love
If you fall in love with an idea, you won't see the merits of alternative approaches-and will probably miss an opportunity or two. One of life's great pleasures is letting go of a previously cherished idea. Then you're free to look for new ones. What part of your idea are you in love with? What would happen if you kissed it goodbye?