A Technique for Producing Ideas

By James Webb Young,

Book cover of A Technique for Producing Ideas: A Simple Five Step Formula for Producing Ideas

Book description

This concise and powerful book lifts the lid on the creative process and eloquently details the steps needed to create exciting new ideas.

Advertising copywriters, engineers, poets, painters and scientists have all benefited from its text to make creative breakthroughs.

Advertising trailblazer William Bernbach wrote, "James Webb Young conveys in…

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Why read it?

1 author picked A Technique for Producing Ideas as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

To tell a brand story, you need ideas. Where do ideas come from? No one really knew, including me, until James Young Webb wrote this book, and I discovered it years into my career.

Before reading Young's book, my ideas for marketing clients were often hit or miss. Sometimes, they were brilliant, and sometimes, just okay. What was the difference? I didn’t know until I read this five-step process. When I followed this process my ideas were better. Knowing and following the process will make your ideas and brand stories better.

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