Edward de Bono

Geboren in 1933 edwdebono.com

Edward de Bono was a Maltese polymath known for his contributions to creative thinking and problem-solving.
He coined the term "lateral thinking" and developed various techniques to enhance creativity, including the Six Thinking Hats method.
De Bono advocated for teaching thinking skills in schools and consulted for numerous organizations worldwide.
His work emphasized the importance of deliberate creativity in business and education.
Despite some criticism of his self-promotion, de Bono's ideas have significantly influenced fields such as business management, education, and personal development.
His numerous books and lectures have made creative thinking techniques accessible to a wide audience.

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Six Thinking Hats

door Edward de Bono • 2017

Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.

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🎯 Meeting Facilitation 🧩 Group Decision Making 🏗️ Structured Thinking 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🔲 Decision Frameworks

Six Thinking Hats

Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.

door Edward de Bono 2017 192 pagina's

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🎯 Meeting Facilitation 🧩 Group Decision Making 🏗️ Structured Thinking 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🔲 Decision Frameworks

Lateral Thinking

door Edward de Bono • 2009

Logic picks the best answer; the missing half generates the ones logic never reaches.

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🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Innovation Methods 🔗 Pattern Breaking 🌀 Divergent Thinking

Lateral Thinking

Logic picks the best answer; the missing half generates the ones logic never reaches.

door Edward de Bono 2009 272 pagina's

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🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Innovation Methods 🔗 Pattern Breaking 🌀 Divergent Thinking

How to Have a Beautiful Mind

door Edward de Bono • 2004

The conversational habits that make people want to think with you, not against you.

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🗣️ Conversation Skills 👂 Active Listening 💡 Creative Thinking 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🔄 Flexible Thinking

How to Have a Beautiful Mind

The conversational habits that make people want to think with you, not against you.

door Edward de Bono 2004 232 pagina's

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🗣️ Conversation Skills 👂 Active Listening 💡 Creative Thinking 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🔄 Flexible Thinking

Serious Creativity

door Edward de Bono • 1992

Make creativity a skill, not an accident: the deliberate techniques for thinking sideways.

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🧩 Creative Problem Solving 💡 Idea Generation 🏗️ Structured Creativity 🔓 Breaking Mental Patterns 🧠 Conceptual Thinking

Serious Creativity

Make creativity a skill, not an accident: the deliberate techniques for thinking sideways.

door Edward de Bono 1992 338 pagina's

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🧩 Creative Problem Solving 💡 Idea Generation 🏗️ Structured Creativity 🔓 Breaking Mental Patterns 🧠 Conceptual Thinking

I Am Right You Are Wrong

door Edward de Bono • 1990

Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.

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🧠 Creative Cognition 👁️ Perception Logic 🕸️ Self-Organizing Systems 💬 Dialogue Methods 🛠️ Constructive Thinking

I Am Right You Are Wrong

Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.

door Edward de Bono 1990 320 pagina's

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🧠 Creative Cognition 👁️ Perception Logic 🕸️ Self-Organizing Systems 💬 Dialogue Methods 🛠️ Constructive Thinking

How to Have Creative Ideas

door Edward de Bono • 2007

62 exercises: take a random word, forge a connection, and retrain the brain to think sideways.

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🧠 Creative Thinking 💡 Idea Generation 🔀 Divergent Thinking 📋 Structured Creativity 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving

How to Have Creative Ideas

62 exercises: take a random word, forge a connection, and retrain the brain to think sideways.

door Edward de Bono 2007 192 pagina's

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🧠 Creative Thinking 💡 Idea Generation 🔀 Divergent Thinking 📋 Structured Creativity 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving

Six Frames

door Edward de Bono • 2008

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

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🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

Six Frames

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

door Edward de Bono 2008 144 pagina's

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🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

The Mechanism of Mind

door Edward de Bono • 2015

Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.

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🧠 Cognitive Models 💭 Thinking Methods ↗️ Lateral Thinking 🔀 Pattern Disruption 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

The Mechanism of Mind

Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.

door Edward de Bono 2015

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🧠 Cognitive Models 💭 Thinking Methods ↗️ Lateral Thinking 🔀 Pattern Disruption 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

Lateral Thinking

door Edward de Bono • 2014

Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.

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💡 Creative Problem Solving 🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 💭 Idea Generation 🧩 Divergent Thinking

Lateral Thinking

Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.

door Edward de Bono 2014

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💡 Creative Problem Solving 🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 💭 Idea Generation 🧩 Divergent Thinking

Practical Thinking

door Edward de Bono • 1971

Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.

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🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Mental Models 🔧 Problem Solving 💡 Creative Thinking ✏️ Thinking Skills

Practical Thinking

Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.

door Edward de Bono 1971 210 pagina's

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🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Mental Models 🔧 Problem Solving 💡 Creative Thinking ✏️ Thinking Skills

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