Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
EDWARD DE BONOMost of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress.
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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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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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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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To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.
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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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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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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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Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.
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You cannot look in a new direction by looking harder in the same direction.
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What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important.
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The analysis of data will not by itself produce new ideas.
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Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain subjective, negative, ungrateful way.
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If you never change your mind, why have one?
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Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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