EP# 005: Edward de Bono: Creative Thinking Prophet

Dr. Edward de Bono is a leading authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation, and direct teaching as a skill. He created the parallel thinking system and lateral thinking system. He is known for creating The Six Thinking Hats and encouraging individuals and organizations to move away from argumentative discussion and adopt cooperative methods to work in parallel to achieve the optimal solutions.

His teachings focus on practical thinking skills that are easy to learn, simple to apply, and can be used by anyone – 4 year olds or senior citizens. de Bono's methods have been adopted by schools, public and private companies, and governments around the world. Companies such as IBM, Siemens, AT&T, Du Pont, and British Airways have trained thousands of employees and adopted many of de Bono’s teachings.

Show notes (with time stamps)

Introduction: 00:00 – 04:06

Biography: 04:09 – 13:24

The Greek Gang of Three: 13:30 – 20:54

Lateral Thinking: 20:59 – 30:24

Provocation: 30:29 – 36:49

Random Word: 36:54 – 43:15

Parallel Thinking: 43:20 – 48:35

Six Thinking Hats: 48:42 – 59:51

DATT: 59:57 – 1:04:25

Summary: 1:04:29

Music

Artist: Scott Holmes

Album: Road Trip

Track: Indie Rock

Resources

  • Lateral thinking: Creativity Step by Step by Edward de Bono

  • Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

  • Teach Your Child How to Think by Edward de Bono

  • Lateral thinking: Creativity step by step by Edward de Bono

References

https://www.edwdebono.com/

https://www.tuzzit.com/en/creator/edward_de_Bono

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTMnEs8BwnY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e20lpMyXFj4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWM1PK2XrJ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE2fZYTdIqA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbsKQQGwsMg

http://www.edwarddebonofoundation.com/Creative-Thinking-Techniques/Direct-Attention-Thinking-Tools.html

http://debonoforbusiness.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3MIBcYQtKQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPMmPfjWiYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeaL7VMn_Ps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_of_Solomon