Edward de Bono on creativity
Edward de Bono128 quotes“Creativity is a great motivator because it mades people interested in what they are doing.”
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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.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono You cannot dig a hole in a different place by digging the same hole deeper.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono 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.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono 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.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono You can’t dig a different hole by digging the same one deeper.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono 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.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Man owes his success to his creativity. No one doubts the need for it. It is most useful in good times and essential in bad.
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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel Creative thinking – in terms of idea creativity – is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono 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.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Man owes his success to his creativity. No one doubts the need for it. It is most useful in good times and essential in bad.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono 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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