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Tim Hurson

Tim Hurson (born 1946) is a speaker, writer and creativity theorist living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in New York City, USA. He is now a Canadian citizen. He was educated at The Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, and went to college at Oberlin College in Ohio.[1]

Tim Hurson
Born1946
Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Writer, speaker, consultant
Founding partner, ThinkX Intellectual Capital
WebsiteTim Hurson

ThinkX Intellectual Capital

Think Better Blog

Hurson was a founding partner of Manifest Communications, a company focussed on social change strategy. He was its president until selling the company in 1996.[2] After working independently for several years, he became a founding partner of ThinkX Intellectual Capital.[3]

Hurson developed a problem-solving technique known as the ThinkX Productive Thinking Model, a six-step process that builds on the Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process, combining it with more rigorous engineering-based techniques such as IDEF. His book Think Better[4] was translated into Chinese, Portuguese,[5] Korean, Spanish,[6][7] Thai, and Polish.[8] The English edition was re-issued with an updated preface in 2018.[9]

Hurson is a faculty member of the conference of the Creativity European Association (CREA).[10] and co-founder regular presenter at Mindcamp Canada creativity retreat.[11] He is a founding board member of Oberlin College's LaunchU Entrepreneurship bootcamp.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Hurson, Tim". Canadian Who's Who. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press. 2001. p. 625.
  2. ^ Lees, David (8 January 1986). "The Successors - Canada's Emerging Business Leaders". Canadian Business: 27.
    - Korn, David; T. Hurson; J. Reynolds. "Appendix B". Commercial Gambling Advertising: Possible Impact on Youth Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behavioural Intentions (PDF). Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-01.
    - Canadian Foundation on Compulsive Gambling (Ontario). "CFCG(O) Welcomes New Faces to the Board of Directors" (PDF). Newslink: Problem Gambling News and Information (Fall 1999). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  3. ^ "ThinkX - Who We Are". ThinkX Intellectual Capital Inc. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
    - "Tim Hurson". Speaker's Spotlight. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
  4. ^ Hurson, Tim (2007). Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. xii. ISBN 978-0-07-149493-9.
  5. ^ Hurson, Tim. Pense Melhor. Um Guia Pioneiro Sobre o Pensamento Produtivo. DVS Editora. ISBN 978-8588329492. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ Hurson, Tim; Muñoz, Leonardo (July 5, 2020). Pensar Mejor en Épocas de Cambio: Pensamiento Productivo para (re)construir mejores negocios, mejores relaciones, un país mejor. Ediciones Mindcamp. ASIN B08CGJCNLS. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. ^ Hurson, Tim; Muñoz, Leonardo (November 27, 2019). Pensar Mejor Para Hacer Mejor: Pensamiento Productivo en Acción. Ediciones Mindcamp. ISBN 978-1710870947. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Think Better". ThinkX Productive Thinking. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Think Better". McGraw Hill Professional. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  10. ^ "CREA Conference: Team". Retrieved 22 December 2007.
  11. ^ "Presenters Past (and Present)". Mindcamp Canada. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Venture Accelerator". Oberlin College & Conservatory. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Innovation CoLab Winter Term Preview". Oberlin College & Conservatory. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

Further reading

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  • Hurson, Tim; Muñoz, Leonardo (November 27, 2019). Pensar Mejor Para Hacer Mejor: Pensamiento Productivo en Acción. Ediciones Mindcamp. ISBN 978-1710870947. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  • Hurson, Tim; Dunne, Tim (2014). Never Be Closing: How to Sell Better Without Screwing Your Clients, Your Colleagues, or Yourself. Portfolio.
  • Hurson, Tim (2007). Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Immen, Wallace (12 August 2005). "Get creative: Thinking too much just hurts". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  • Lees, David (8 January 1986). "The Successors - Canada's Emerging Business Leaders". Canadian Business.
  • Cameron, Grant (December 2007). "Looking for 'sweet spot' when it comes to thought". The Bottom Line. 23 (16): 1.
  • Hurson, Tim (August 1999). "Why We Are Creatively Challenged". Creativity in Action.
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