The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking.
EDWARD DE BONOWe may have a perfectly adequate way of doing something, but that does not mean there cannot be a better way. So we set out to find an alternative way. This is the basis of any improvement that is not fault correction or problem solving.
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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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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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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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If you never change your mind, why have one?
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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 power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.
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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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The vertical thinker says: ‘I know what I am looking for.’ The lateral thinker says: ‘I am looking but I won’t know what I am looking for until I have found it.’
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The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows us to get use out of it.
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Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.
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Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.
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The concept of logical thinking is selection and this is brought about by the processes of acceptance and rejection. Rejection is the basis of logical thinking.
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We still seek to solve conflicts with ‘judgement’ instead of designing the way forwards.
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A question is a polite way of demanding something.
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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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