Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Meet the Wise Fool 9
Part II: The Wise Fool Strategies 23
1 Buck the Crowd 25
2 Flex Your Risk Muscle 37
3 Laugh at It 49
4 Seek Other Right Answers 59
5 Keep Playing with It 69
6 Reverse Your Perspective 81
7 Fool Around with the Constraints 91
8 Build on an Odd Idea 99
9 Look for Ambiguity 103
10 See the Obvious 111
11 Use Your Forgettery 117
12 Drop What’s Obsolete 125
13 Kiss a Favorite Idea Goodbye 131
14 Revisit a Discarded Idea 135
15 Find What’s out of Whack 139
16 Stop Fooling Yourself 145
17 Exercise Humility 153
18 Imagine the Unintended 159
19 Develop a Thick Skin 169
20 Shed an Illusion 173
Part III: Use Your Wise Fool Know-How 177
Selected Bibliography 193
Index of Proper Names 196
Acknowledgments 199
About the Author 200