We may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place.
EDWARD DE BONOWe still seek to solve conflicts with ‘judgement’ instead of designing the way forwards.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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Every valuable creative idea must always be logical in hindsight. If it were not, we would never be able to see its value.
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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
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Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.
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Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.
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Most people are put off science because maths is the gateway and they can’t handle it. What we should be teaching is operational maths because, in general, the maths we need to carry out science is pretty straightforward.
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It’s not enough to rage against the lie.. you’ve got to replace it with the truth.
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We do not make very full value of the opportunities provided by technology because we prefer critical to constructive thinking, argument to design.
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A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
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Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment. This is an attitude of mind. Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways.
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Maybe the social value of truth is as a destination – so long as we do not assume we have arrived there.
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Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking.
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You can’t dig a different hole by digging the same one deeper.
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Creative thinking – in terms of idea creativity – is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.
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Child mortality since 2000 is down by 2.65 million a year. That’s a rate of 7,256 children’s lives saved each day. It drives me nuts that most people don’t seem to know this news.
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