We still seek to solve conflicts with 'judgement' instead of designing the way forwards. Edward de Bono More Quotes by Edward de Bono More Quotes From Edward de Bono Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus. Edward de Bono simplicityfocusconfusion 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. Edward de Bono habitenoughthinking Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured. Edward de Bono creativityskillsthinking A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos. Edward de Bono egobattleshould It's always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor. Edward de Bono philosopherlittlesattention Happiness is for those who don't really need it. So I can live without happiness. Edward de Bono i-canhappinessneeds Lateral thinking... is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practised and used. It is possible to acquire skill in it just as it is possible to acquire skill in mathematics. Edward de Bono creativityskillsthinking The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking. Edward de Bono arrogancesinthinking I think school is a place where thinking should be taught. Edward de Bono taughtschoolthinking Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee. Edward de Bono submission-to-godtemptationbible Critical thinking does seem a superior sort of thinking because it seems as though the critic is actually going beyond the scope of what is being criticized in order to criticize it. That is only rarely a true assumption because, most often, the critic will seize on some little aspect that he or she understands and tackle only that. Edward de Bono doeorderthinking Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress. Edward de Bono playbelievethinking The purpose of art is to reflect new emerging values and to define the new heroes and heroines so that people can absorb them into their perceptions. Edward de Bono heropeopleart My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights breaking out among them every month, but after they listened to my lessons, this fell to just four. Edward de Bono lessonsfightingthinking Man owes his success to his creativity. No one doubts the need for it. It is most useful in good times and essential in bad. Edward de Bono creativitydoubtmen Perception is real even when it is not reality. Edward de Bono perceptionrealreality On trade, our hypocrisy is at its most appalling. Trade reform isn't about charity, it's about justice, and this campaign, Trade Justice is an unstoppable idea. Edward de Bono hypocrisyjusticeideas 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. Edward de Bono carencouragementthinking Lateral thinking is concerned not with playing with the existing pieces but with seeking to change those very pieces. It is concerned with the perception part of thinking. This is where we organise the external world into the pieces we can then 'process'. Edward de Bono perceptionchangethinking To deal with future we have to deal with possibilities. Analysis will only tell us what is. Edward de Bono possibilityfutureanalysis
