Looks like he’s incorporated his “Whack Pack” onto his front page. They’re an excellent tool that I find myself returning to in both my writing and in the marketing work that I do. The Creative Whack Pack is a very cool deck of cards that you can whip out whenever you need a new creative strategy to help you with what you are doing. Similar in ways to the “Oblique Strategies” but with more detail.

Plus its also interesting how the timeline for Whack and Oblique are similar and were, I’m sure, developed very independently from each other. von Oech first published “A Whack on the Side of the Head” in 83, about the same time that Eno & Schmidt were coming up with their cards. I’m always fascinated by how people can come up with similiar findings and ideas simultaneously yet unbeknownst to each other.

Thanks, Crystal. That’s what I’d thought.

I received the “Whack Pack” as a gift a few years back but hadn’t looked at it too much. For some reason, I sort of like the web site better, I think.

Dear Mr.Roger von Oech: I read your book”A Whack on the side of the head”. I found it so interesting that I thought I should commend you.In fact I wrote a letter a few weeks back, but then I did not get any reply from you, although I had given my email address —cadhayam@yahoo.com. Yes, I am inspired by the book and I am sure my creativity will reach a higher level.Regards.V.Sampath

Hi, sorry for writing now in Germnan. Ich liebe die Denk Anstoß Karten. Wie schade, dass sie in Deutschland nicht mehr zu kaufen sind. If there is a chance to buy the cards in German again, please let me know. I also would like to join a creative seminar. Can I get informations about this? Thanks and kind regards from Germany Ria Hinzmann

It’s a realy great experience! Thank you Hans Josef Hinken, Germany

Creativethink - Roger von Oech

In my drawer, or next to my computer there’s always a stack of cards. They’re in a yellow and withe box and are labeled “Creative whack pack”. They are full of ways to twist my brain, to make me go…