Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
EDWARD DE BONOIt is well known that “problem avoidance” is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter the system so that the problem does not occur in the first place.
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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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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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The image that concerns most people is the reflection they see in other people’s minds.
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You can’t dig a different hole by digging the same one deeper.
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Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.
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The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
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Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea.
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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
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Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.
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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
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To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.
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Traditional thinking is all about “what is” Future thinking will also need to be about what can be.
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A characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered.
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Happiness is for those who don’t really need it. So I can live without happiness.
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You can analyse the past, but you have to design the future.
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