Charles Hutchison Clark

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Charles Hutchison Clark (born June 14, 1920 in Philadelphia - January 21, 2009 ) was an American author and management theorist.

Life

After studying at Harvard University ( undergraduate degree in 1943) and a Masters at the University of Pennsylvania in 1953, he worked in the private sector, primarily as a course instructor.

According to the information provided by Idea Management in 1980, he carried out the following activities:

  • Director of the Organizational Development Program for the National Association of Manufacturers
  • Vice President of the Center for Independent Action
  • President of the Idea Laboratory , Pittsburgh
  • Senior Education and Training Consultant at the BFGoodrich Institute ( Kent State University )

In 1980 he headed the Yankee Ingenuity Programs in Kent ( Ohio ), which he founded.

He took up the idea of brainstorming from Alex Osborn and wrote a standard work about it. It has also been translated into German and French. Among other things, Clark dealt with the concept of the killer phrase . He also coined the terms snow shovel question and spade question, which are particularly used in brainstorming.

A photo report in Life quotes him with the words Think wildly and freely. You can improve later , mentions his warning against killer phrases like It won't work and demonstrates in the photos how Clark visually illustrated his explanations with everyday objects.

literature

  • Charles H. Clark: Brainstorming: the dynamic new way to create successful ideas. Doubleday, Garden City NY 1958 (German: Charles Clark: Brainstorming. Methods of collaboration and brainstorming. Verlag Moderne Industrie, Munich 1966, 4th edition 1972; licensed paperback edition: 1973, 3rd edition 1979)
  • Charles Hutchison Clark: Idea management: How to motivate creativity and innovation (An AMA management briefing). AMACOM, New York 1980, ISBN 0-8144-2256-X
  • Charles Clark: Brainstorm. How to Create Successful Ideas. Wilshire Book Company, Chatsworth CA 1989, ISBN 0-87980-423-8 , foreword

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Alan Black: Obituary. (Blog entry)
  2. ^ First edition: Doubleday, New York 1958
  3. ↑ Life , US edition Vol. 40 No. 24, June 11, 1956, pp. 20-21
personal data
SURNAME Clark, Charles Hutchison
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clark, Charles; Clark, Charles H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author and management theorist
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 2009