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Edward de Bono is a renowned physician and expert in thinking skills. Born in May 1933, he is known for his contributions to the fields of creative thinking and problem-solving. Dr. de Bono has a deep background in both medicine and psychology, and his work has had a profound impact on the fields of education and business.

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“Our existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.”

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“It's not enough to rage against the lie.. you've got to replace it with the truth.”

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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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“It wouldn't cost too much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the world's leaders won't act unless they hear enough people telling them. And every day they fail to act, thousands of people die because they can't afford the basics of survival.”

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“There's a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don't have to think, you just have to get more information - gets very dangerous.”

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“The system will always be defended by those countless people who have enough intellect to defend but not quite enough to innovate.”

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Book:I Am Right, You Are Wrong

Source: I Am Right, You Are Wrong

“It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.”

Source: Teaching the gifted, challenging the average

“Complacency with our traditional judgement based thinking methods is not enough. Our existing thinking habits are excellent just as the rear wheel of a motor car is excellent but not enough. We need to put far more emphasis on creative and design thinking. Judgement and analysis are not enough.”

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“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.”

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“Unfortunately, our existing traditional thinking habits insist that you must attack something and show it to be bad before you can suggest a change. It is more difficult to acknowledge that something is excellent and then to ask for change because although it is excellent, it is not enough.”

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About the Author

Born: May 19, 1933
Known for: Physician
Quotes: 156

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Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New IdeasRelated source material

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