Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
EDWARD DE BONOIf you never change your mind, why have one?
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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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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A question is a polite way of demanding something.
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We still seek to solve conflicts with ‘judgement’ instead of designing the way forwards.
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Don’t criticise a hypothesis, come up with a better one.
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Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.
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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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If you never change your mind, why have one?
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To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.
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I’m tired of dreaming. I’m into doing at the moment. It’s, like, let’s only have goals that we can go after.
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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.
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Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.
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A good design is not a democratic consensus.
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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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You hold onto religion, you know, rules, regulations, traditions. I think what God is interested in is people’s hearts, and that’s hard enough.
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Simplicity before understanding is simplistic; simplicity after understanding is simple.
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A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.
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It’s always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor.
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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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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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They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all.
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In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.
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The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
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People should realize we’re jerks just like them.
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You can analyse the past, but you have to design the future.
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Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent.
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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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