Creative thinking – in terms of idea creativity – is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.
EDWARD DE BONOThe image that concerns most people is the reflection they see in other people’s minds.
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Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car.
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Simplicity before understanding is simplistic; simplicity after understanding is simple.
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When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and it was more than anyone could have imagined.
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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
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Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea.
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In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.
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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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Thinking is the ultimate human resource. Yet we can never be satisfied with our most important skill. No matter how good we become, we should always want to be better.
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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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On trade, our hypocrisy is at its most appalling. Trade reform isn’t about charity, it’s about justice, and this campaign, Trade Justice is an unstoppable idea.
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Logic will never change emotion or perception.
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There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.
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Perception is real even when it is not reality.
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Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.
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