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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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“The weapons of the positive revolution are not bullets and bombs but simple human perceptions. Bullets and bombs may offer physical power but eventually will only work if they change perceptions and values. Why not go the direct route and work with perceptions and values?”

Ifs Humans May Values Simple Revolution Offers Perception Weapons Direct Bombs Why Not Bullets Routes

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“Every valuable creative idea must always be logical in hindsight. If it were not, we would never be able to see its value.”

Ifs Ideas Able Values Creative Valuable Logical Hindsight Creative Ideas

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“Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.”

Ifs Thinking Ideas Emotion Study Perception Errors Dues Optimistic New Ideas

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“If you never change your mind, why have one?”

Ifs Mind Motivational Depression Excellence Never Change Changing Your Mind Thinking Flexibly

Book:How To Have A Beautiful Mind

Source: How To Have A Beautiful Mind

“If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.”

Ifs Inspirational Opportunity Waiting Challenges Crowds Great Opportunity Appease Opportunist Life Opportunity

Book:Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas

Source: Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas

“Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.”

Ifs Giving Mind Believe Ideas School Belief Scientist Prepared Data Executives Graduates New Ideas Business School

Book:Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas

Source: Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas

“In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures.”

Ifs Deals Cost Prepared Strive Various Appropriate Be Prepared Flexibility Flexible Thinking Flexibly

Book:Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas

Source: Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas

“The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows us to get use out of it.”

Ifs World Use Purpose Knowledge Learning Models

Book:I Am Right, You are Wrong: From this to the New Renaissance : from Rock Logic to Water Logic

Source: I Am Right, You are Wrong: From this to the New Renaissance : from Rock Logic to Water Logic

“I do a great deal of work with young children, and if you give a child a problem, he may come up with a highly original solution, because he doesn't have the established route to it.”

Ifs Giving May Children Problem Young Deals Solutions Originals Come Up Routes Young Children

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“A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.”

Ifs Knows Mind Beautiful Know How Attractive Listeners Talkers Good Listener Beautiful Mind

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“We may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place.”

Ifs Way Needs May Problem Causes Business Design Remains Solve Way Forward

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“If you do not design the future, someone or something else will design it for you.”

Ifs Design Future

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About the Author

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

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