Instructions for use                               5  (5)
    How to Improve Yourself
      The Eisenhower matrix: How to work more      10 (2)
      efficiently
      The SWOT analysis: How to find the right     12 (2)
      solution
      The BCG box: How to evaluate costs and       14 (2)
      benefits
      The project portfolio matrix: How to         16 (4)
      maintain an overview
      The John Whitmore model: Am I pursuing       20 (2)
      the right goal?
      The rubber band model: How to deal with a    22 (2)
      dilemma
      The feedback model: Dealing with other       24 (2)
      people's compliments and criticisms
      The family tree model: The contacts you      26 (2)
      should maintain
      The morphological box and SCAMPER: Why       28 (4)
      you have to be structured to be creative
      The Esquire gift model: How much to spend    32 (2)
      on gifts
      The consequences model: Why it is            34 (2)
      important to make decisions promptly
      The conflict resolution model: How to        36 (4)
      resolve a conflict elegantly
      The crossroads model: So what next?          40 (6)
    How to Understand Yourself Better
      The flow model: What makes you happy?        46 (2)
      The Johari window: What others know about    48 (2)
      you
      The cognitive dissonance model: Why          50 (2)
      people smoke when they know it's unhealthy
      The music matrix: What your taste in         52 (2)
      music says about you
      The unimaginable model: What do you          54 (2)
      believe in that you cannot prove?
      The Uffe Elbæk model: How to get to    56 (2)
      know yourself
      The fashion model: How we dress              58 (2)
      The energy model: Are you living in the      60 (2)
      here and now?
      The SuperMemo model: How to remember         62 (2)
      everything you have ever learned
      The political compass: What political        64 (2)
      parties stand for
      The personal performance model: How to       66 (2)
      recognise whether you should change your
      job
      The making-of model: To determine your       68 (4)
      future, first understand your past
      The personal potential trap: Why it is       72 (2)
      better not to expect anything
      The hype cycle: How to identify the next     74 (4)
      big thing
      The subtle signals model: Why nuances        78 (2)
      matter
      The network target model: What your          80 (2)
      friends say about you
      The superficial knowledge model:             82 (4)
      Everything you don't need to know
    How to Understand Others Better
      The Swiss cheese model: How mistakes         86 (4)
      happen
      The Maslow pyramids: What you actually       90 (2)
      need, what you actually want
      Thinking outside the box: How to come up     92 (2)
      with brilliant ideas
      The Sinus Milieu and Bourdieu models:        94 (4)
      Where you belong
      The double-loop learning model: How to       98 (4)
      learn from your mistakes
      The Al model: What kind of discussion        102(2)
      type are you?
      The small-world model: How small the         104(2)
      world really is
      The Pareto principle: Why 80 per cent of     106(2)
      the output is achieved with 20 per cent
      of the input
      The long-tail model: How the internet is     108(2)
      transforming the economy
      The Monte Carlo simulation: Why we can       110(2)
      only approximate a definitive outcome
      The black swan model: Why your               112(2)
      experiences don't make you any wiser
      The chasm - the diffusion model: Why         114(4)
      everybody has an iPod
      The black box model: Why faith is            118(2)
      replacing knowledge
      The status model: How to recognise a         120(4)
      winner
      The prisoner's dilemma; When is it worth     124(6)
      trusting someone?
    How to Improve Others
      The Drexler-Sibbet team performance          130(4)
      model: How to turn a group into a team
      The team model: Is your team up to the       134(2)
      job?
      The gap-in-the-market model: How to          136(2)
      recognise a bankable idea
      The Hersey-Blanchard model (situational      138(4)
      leadership): How to successfully manage
      your employees
      The role-playing model: How to change        142(4)
      your own point of view
      The result optimisation model: Why the       146(2)
      printer always breaks down just before a
      deadline
      The world's next top model                   148(8)
    Now It's Your Turn
      Drawing lesson 1                             156(2)
      Drawing lesson 2                             158(9)
      My models                                    160
  APPENDIX
      Bibliography                                 167(2)
      Illustration credits                         169(2)
      Final note                                   171(1)
      Thanks                                       172(1)
      The authors                                  173