Six Action Shoes

by Edward de Bono

As a specialist in creativity, Edward de Bono - whose instruction has been sought by corporations such as IBM, DuPont, and Ford, and by the governments of the US, Brazil, and Singapore - here identifies a simple "six shoes" approach to taking control of situations. The author lays out the events and actions associated with each of the six types of "shoes", and explains that while someone may naturally be better at responding in one particular mode - say taking emergency action ("orange gumboots") rather than accumulating information ("grey sneakers") - the truly successful person will master all six action modes and learn to tailor his or her actions to the situations at hand. The author has previously written "Lateral Thinking" and "Six Thinking Hats".

Genres: Self Help, Psychology, Business, Nonfiction, Personal Development

192 pages, Hardcover

Published March 2, 1992

About the author

Edward de Bono was a Maltese 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.

Reviews

[köksal kaysı · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think, edward a little forced in this book.

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

READ MAR 2023

Nice companion to de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats. Concepts are not new, but the way de Bono organizes them provides a framework for systematically thinking and acting through situations.

Next up is Six Frames for thinking about information.

[Cristina Gich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Te ayuda a ordenar la mente para tomar la decisión adecuada en función de las circunstancias. Muy recomendable.

[William Kent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Old book and ideas are simple and available online. I liked the concept of this

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I "read" this book in 10 minutes but learned something valuable. In terms of action, you may have certain duties to attend, just as it's best to use certain shoes given the situation. With a different pair of shoes, shift your priorities accordingly. Then, the way you frame the situation will benefit your actions.

[Abe Hanara · Rating 5 out of 5]

i partlicularly loved this read. The siplicity of types of shoes attached to types of action has been a great tool that I have used with communicating with business associates and projects with other musicians when the project seems to be not moving anywhere.

[Kimba · Rating 3 out of 5]

See Six Thinking Hats

[Shahrulrock · Rating 2 out of 5]

Buku wajib baca.

[Zorin Muller]

Looking forward to practice it ^_^. Now to Thinking Hats!

[Sebastian Panakal]

Great, thoughtful content. Eminently usable.

[Sahil Nanda]

Will add my Option later.

[Dr.K. Murat Eksioglu · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think this is a waste of time.
Just ideas w/o proper background supporting facts from various domains; not similar to the 6 hats methodology.