Edward De Bono

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May 19, 1933

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Edward de Bono is a British physician, author, inventor, and consultant. He is best known as the originator of the term lateral thinking (structured creativity) and the leading proponent of the deliberate teaching of thinking in schools.

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Average rating: 3.72 · 6,428 ratings · 526 reviews · 91 distinct works · Similar authors

	Six Thinking Hats 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 2,894 ratings — published 1981 — 28 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lateral Thinking 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 879 ratings — published 1900 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Have A Beautiful Mind 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 467 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Think!: Before It's Too Late 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	de Bono's Thinking Course 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1985 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Right You Are Wrong: From This to the New Renaissance: From Rock Logic to Water Logic by Edward De Bono, Brian Josephson (Foreword by), Sheldon L. Glashow (Foreword by) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simplicity 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teach Your Child How to Think 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Have Creative Ideas: 62 Games to Develop the Mind 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1389 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Serious Creativity: Using The Power Of Lateral Thinking To Create New Ideas 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1992 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.”
― Edward De Bono, How To Have A Beautiful Mind

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“Everyone has the right to doubt everything as often as he pleases and the duty to do it at least once. No way of looking at things is too sacred to be reconsidered. No way of doing things is beyond improvement.”
― Edward De Bono, Use of Lateral Thinking, the

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“If you never change your mind, why have one?”
― Edward De Bono

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