Ask HN: books on critical thinking, analysis and creativity/innovation ?
So what are some good books on the above topic ? I've added the top 3 higher order skills from Bloom's taxonomy.
You can perhaps recommend books on that specific skill ?
http://www.fitnyc.edu/files/pdfs/CET_TL_BloomsTaxonomy.pdf
1. Analysing (Systems thinking, categorizing, classifying, differentiating, interconnections, test, compare, criticize, discriminate, distinguish, examine parts)
2. Evaluating (Critical thinking, syllogism, logic, argumentation, judgement, relate, critique, summarize, compare, weight)
3. Creating (Creativity, experimenting, innovating, hypothesizing, developing, designing, organizing, planning, producing, inventing, constructing )
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I would suggest that you take a look at the Less Wrong website ("http://lesswrong.com). It describes itself as "A community blog devoted to refining the art of human rationality". There is a wiki, and "sequences", which are sets of posts on particular topics organized into a recommended order of reading. The posts on the website are very strong on critical thinking and analysis, not so much on creativity/innovation (in the context of new business/new product creation).
I have not finished it yet, but I think Pragmatic Thinking & Learning has a lot to offer in all three.
http://pragprog.com/book/ahptl/pragmatic-thinking-and-learni...
3. Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation - Download free here: http://www.themedicigroup.com/the-medici-effect
3. What about Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson (http://www.amazon.com/Where-Good-Ideas-Come-From/dp/15944853...)?
Most of us have probably read it, but:
http://37signals.com/rework/
"Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure" by Tim Harford