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.
EDWARD DE BONOYou can analyse the past, but you need to design the future. That is the difference between suffering the future and enjoying it.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.
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The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
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As competition intensifies, the need for creative thinking increases. It is no longer enough to do the same thing better . . . no longer enough to be efficient and solve problems.
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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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Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.
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It 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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Our existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.
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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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Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.
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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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Lateral thinking is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practised and used. It is possible to acquire skill in it just as it is possible to acquire skill in mathematics.
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Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and, where appropriate, profits.
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Happiness is for those who don’t really need it. So I can live without happiness.
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The simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
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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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