Meaning of Paradoxes and Paradoxical Thinking

Ryszard Praszkier, Ph.D., is a researcher-emeritus at the Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw.

• List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Paradoxes and What They Do to Us: 1. Defining the Concepts; 2. Mind and Paradoxes; 3. The Influence of Paradoxical Thinking and How to Evaluate It; Part II. Sudden Unexpected Changes: 4. Abrupt Changes; 5. Social Movements and Singularities; 6. Early Indicators of Possible Singularities: The Lessons Drawn from NSMs; 7. Predicting the Unpredictable; Part III. Challenging the Impossible: 8. Possibilitivity: Perceiving Insurmountable Challenges as Doable; 9. Possibilitivity Heroes; Part IV. Peace and Its Challenges: 10. Peace-Oriented Mindset (POM); 11. POM Heroes; Part V. Paradoxes and Creativity: 12. Generating New and Useful Ideas; 13. Brain Plasticity; 14. Avenues for Enhancing Neuroplasticity; Part VI. Paradoxes in Action: 15. Turning the Impossible into the Possible; 16. Paradoxes in Psychotherapy; 17. Life and Paradoxes; Précis; References; Index.

'The ability to hold two opposed ideas in your mind can lead to creativity in your life as an individual, an entrepreneur, a reflective practitioner, and a leader. In this uniquely encompassing book, Ryszard Praszkier shows you how to embrace the magic of paradoxical thinking with wonder, joy, and humor. He teaches you how to reveal a paradox of a difficult situation and how to leverage it to innovate in the newly networked environment. The author's extensive scholarship is combined with a surpassing experience in social entrepreneurship and psychotherapy. With many notable cases, this book will change the way you think and achieve. Praszkier will expand your intellectual horizons and spur you to action you had thought impossible.' Vladimir Zwass, Inaugural Gregory Olsen Endowed Chair, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Management Information Systems