The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
There's a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough,… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
We do not make very full value of the opportunities provided by technology because we prefer critical to constructive thinking, argument to… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
We need both information and thinking. Information is no substitute for thinking and thinking is no substitute for information. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Complacency with our traditional judgement based thinking methods is not enough. Our existing thinking habits are excellent just as the rear wheel… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, our existing traditional thinking habits insist that you must attack something and show it to be bad before you can suggest… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Lateral thinking... is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practised and… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Critical thinking does seem a superior sort of thinking because it seems as though the critic is actually going beyond the scope… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Lateral thinking is concerned not with playing with the existing pieces but with seeking to change those very pieces. It is concerned… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
One can think of a secretary actively operating a filing system, of a librarian actively cataloguing books, of a computer actively sorting… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Traditional thinking is all about "what is" Future thinking will also need to be about what can be. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking...asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Thinking is the ultimate human resource. Yet we can never be satisfied with our most important skill. No matter how good we… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Our existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
The concept of logical thinking is selection and this is brought about by the processes of acceptance and rejection. Rejection is the… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
I used to think that one day I'd be able to resolve the different drives I have in different directions, the tensions… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
With vertical thinking one may look for different approaches until one finds a promising one. With lateral thinking one goes on generating… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Some people are aware of another sort of thinking which... leads to those simple ideas that are obvious only after they have… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
As competition intensifies, the need for creative thinking increases. It is no longer enough to do the same thing better . .… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
You hold onto religion, you know, rules, regulations, traditions. I think what God is interested in is people's hearts, and that's hard… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
We still seek to solve conflicts with 'judgement' instead of designing the way forwards. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Traditional thinking is all about "what is" Future thinking will also need to be about what can be. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
“In 80% of Socrates' dialogues there was no constructive outcome. He saw his role as simply pointing out what was "wrong.” — Edward De Bono Copy Share Image
The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
The weapons of the positive revolution are not bullets and bombs but simple human perceptions. Bullets and bombs may offer physical power but eventually… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
“In real-life situations apparently logical lines of argument are often (not always) based on an inability to see alternative possibilities. In a similar way… — Edward De Bono Copy Share Image
An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore. — Edward De Bono Copy Share Image
