De Bono, Edward 1933-
Overview
Works: | 1,230 works in 4,037 publications in 15 languages and 40,528 library holdings |
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Genres: | History Biographies Interviews Handbooks and manuals Popular works Abstracts |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Narrator, Author of introduction, Creator, Interviewee, Contributor, Other |
Classifications: | BF455, 153.42 |
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Most widely held works about
Edward De Bono
- Breaking out of the box : the biography of Edward de Bono by Piers Dudgeon( Book )
- Rethink : the story of Edward De Bono in Australia by Leo D'Angelo Fisher( Book )
- Schöpferisch mit System : Kreativitätstechniken nach Edward de Bono by Andreas Novak( Book )
- Da po si wei chang gui : De Bonuo de chuang xin si wei gong ju by Piers Dudgeon( )
- The art of creative thinking by Edward De Bono( Visual )
- Pemikiran lateral Edward de Bono by Ainon Mohd( Book )
- Dr. Edward de Bono by Edward De Bono( Recording )
- Memahami pemikiran lateral by Ainon Mohd( Book )
- Content and process: a study of inquiry by Lynda Dianne Archer( )
- Good thinking( Visual )
- De man van het lateraal denken. De ideeën van Edward de Bono by Gerrit Krol( Book )
- Edward De Bono in Western Australia, 6 October 1986 by Kinder & Scott Corporate Photography Stevenson( Visual )
- Pemikiran lateral : teknik-teknik berfikir cara baru untuk menerbitkan idea-idea kreatif by Ainon Mohd( Book )
- Edward De Bono( Recording )
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- DeBono's Six thinking hats : its effects on young children's writing by Jan Brown( Book )
- Dr Edward de Bono ; Dr Elaine Gagne by Edward De Bono( Recording )
- A study of De Bono's PMI thinking tool as a means of enhancing student writing performance by Shirley Hinnant Bell( )
- Dr. Edward De Bono interviewed by John Laws( Visual )
- Edward De Bono receiving his membership as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, Perth, 16 March 1984 by Kinder & Scott Corporate Photography Stevenson( Visual )
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Most widely held works by
Edward De Bono
Six thinking hats by
Edward De Bono(
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196 editions published between 1985 and 2019 in 11 languages and held by 2,915 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Thinking often proceeds as drift and waffle and reaction," writes de Bono. In this book, he presents a way to become a better thinker. He separates thinking into six distinct modes, identified with six colored "thinking hats": White: facts, figures, and objective information; Red: emotions and feelings; Black: logical negative thoughts; Yellow: positive constructive thoughts; Green: creativity and new ideas; and Blue: control of the other hats and thinking steps. "Putting on" a hat focuses thinking; "switching" hats redirects thinking. With the different parts of the thinking process defined, discussions can be better focused and more productive. Using real-life situations as examples, de Bono creates scenarios that show how the effective use of "thinking hats" can: focus thinking more clearly; lead to more creative thinking; and improve communication and thus decision-making
196 editions published between 1985 and 2019 in 11 languages and held by 2,915 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Thinking often proceeds as drift and waffle and reaction," writes de Bono. In this book, he presents a way to become a better thinker. He separates thinking into six distinct modes, identified with six colored "thinking hats": White: facts, figures, and objective information; Red: emotions and feelings; Black: logical negative thoughts; Yellow: positive constructive thoughts; Green: creativity and new ideas; and Blue: control of the other hats and thinking steps. "Putting on" a hat focuses thinking; "switching" hats redirects thinking. With the different parts of the thinking process defined, discussions can be better focused and more productive. Using real-life situations as examples, de Bono creates scenarios that show how the effective use of "thinking hats" can: focus thinking more clearly; lead to more creative thinking; and improve communication and thus decision-making
De Bono's Thinking course by
Edward De Bono(
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101 editions published between 1982 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 2,137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Outlines the techniques and tools of good thinking and shows how to use them
101 editions published between 1982 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 2,137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Outlines the techniques and tools of good thinking and shows how to use them
Eureka! An illustrated history of inventions from the wheel to the computer : a London Sunday Times encyclopedia by
Edward De Bono(
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6 editions published between 1974 and 1979 in English and held by 1,333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A study of the origins, creators, uses, and impact of numerous important inventions
6 editions published between 1974 and 1979 in English and held by 1,333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A study of the origins, creators, uses, and impact of numerous important inventions
Lateral thinking : creativity step by step by
Edward De Bono(
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47 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book is intended for use both at home and at school. At school the emphasis has traditionally always been on vertical thinking which is effective but incomplete. This book is about lateral thinking which is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practiced and used. It is impossible to acquire skill in it just as it is possible to acquire skill in mathematics."--From back cover
47 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book is intended for use both at home and at school. At school the emphasis has traditionally always been on vertical thinking which is effective but incomplete. This book is about lateral thinking which is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practiced and used. It is impossible to acquire skill in it just as it is possible to acquire skill in mathematics."--From back cover
Teach your child how to think by
Edward De Bono(
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34 editions published between 1992 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 1,205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Our increasingly complicated lifestyle demands clear and constructive thinking: making decisions, making choices, taking initiatives, and being creative. Watching television for twenty to thirty hours a week, as many children do, results in a passive mind that can only copy what others are doing (including drugs, sex, and violence). Give your children a better chance in life. Thinking is a skill ... even a superior brain is wasted without it. You can start to teach your children to think - now. With examples, exercises, games, and drawings, Dr. de Bono, Rhodes scholar and leading authority on the direct teaching of thinking, demonstrates the difference between intelligence and thinking, and provides a step-by-step method for helping children develop clear and constructive thinking. Even one or two thinking habits taken from this book and given to your children may strongly affect their life
34 editions published between 1992 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 1,205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Our increasingly complicated lifestyle demands clear and constructive thinking: making decisions, making choices, taking initiatives, and being creative. Watching television for twenty to thirty hours a week, as many children do, results in a passive mind that can only copy what others are doing (including drugs, sex, and violence). Give your children a better chance in life. Thinking is a skill ... even a superior brain is wasted without it. You can start to teach your children to think - now. With examples, exercises, games, and drawings, Dr. de Bono, Rhodes scholar and leading authority on the direct teaching of thinking, demonstrates the difference between intelligence and thinking, and provides a step-by-step method for helping children develop clear and constructive thinking. Even one or two thinking habits taken from this book and given to your children may strongly affect their life
Serious creativity : using the power of lateral thinking to create new ideas by
Edward De Bono(
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52 editions published between 1992 and 2015 in English and held by 1,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follow up to Lateral thinking. A systematic approach to making creative thinking a useable skill rather than temperament, talent, or just plain luck
52 editions published between 1992 and 2015 in English and held by 1,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follow up to Lateral thinking. A systematic approach to making creative thinking a useable skill rather than temperament, talent, or just plain luck
The mechanism of mind by
Edward De Bono(
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87 editions published between 1960 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 1,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ben shu zhong dian tan tao tou nao shi zen yang xiang wen ti de. qian ban bu fen jiang tou nao de jie gou, yi jian dan de xiao dan wei qi dao da nao de zheng ge zu zhi xi tong. hou ban bu fen jiang da nao shi zen yang si wei de, ren shi zen yang xiang wen ti de
87 editions published between 1960 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 1,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ben shu zhong dian tan tao tou nao shi zen yang xiang wen ti de. qian ban bu fen jiang tou nao de jie gou, yi jian dan de xiao dan wei qi dao da nao de zheng ge zu zhi xi tong. hou ban bu fen jiang da nao shi zen yang si wei de, ren shi zen yang xiang wen ti de
Lateral thinking : a textbook of creativity by
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74 editions published between 1970 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Through a series of special techniques, in groups or working alone, Edward de Bono shows us how to look at problems from a variety of angles and in so doing offer up solutions that are as ingenious as they are effective. After reading this book you will become a much more productive and formidable thinker
74 editions published between 1970 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Through a series of special techniques, in groups or working alone, Edward de Bono shows us how to look at problems from a variety of angles and in so doing offer up solutions that are as ingenious as they are effective. After reading this book you will become a much more productive and formidable thinker
The five-day course in thinking by
Edward De Bono(
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76 editions published between 1967 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 952 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Edward de Bono believes that thinking is an enjoyable skill, that it is neither a painfully boring duty nor a pile of facts and semantic tricks. This skill can be developed directly - not as the by-product of a conventional education spent learning something else. This book offers a series of simple, but intriguing problems in thinking that require no special knowledge and no mathematics. The problems are designed to let the reader find out about his own personal style of thinking, its weakness and strenghts, and the methods, latent in himself, that he never uses. Being right is not always important - an error can lead to the right decision." --Publishers description
76 editions published between 1967 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 952 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Edward de Bono believes that thinking is an enjoyable skill, that it is neither a painfully boring duty nor a pile of facts and semantic tricks. This skill can be developed directly - not as the by-product of a conventional education spent learning something else. This book offers a series of simple, but intriguing problems in thinking that require no special knowledge and no mathematics. The problems are designed to let the reader find out about his own personal style of thinking, its weakness and strenghts, and the methods, latent in himself, that he never uses. Being right is not always important - an error can lead to the right decision." --Publishers description
The use of lateral thinking by
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107 editions published between 1967 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 885 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conveys the nature of lateral thinking
107 editions published between 1967 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 885 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conveys the nature of lateral thinking
Teaching thinking by
Edward De Bono(
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56 editions published between 1878 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 873 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
56 editions published between 1878 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 873 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Children solve problems by
Edward De Bono(
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39 editions published between 1972 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 785 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Children solve problems effortlessly. Their ideas may often be impractical, but they produce them with a fluency, a zest and an irrepressible imagination which ought to be the envy of many an adult, and especially those who are paid to solve difficult problems. Nevertheless, it is primarily as a fascinating insight into the processes of the mind that Edward de Bono offers this very rich collection of children's thinking. The nine tasks the children were set included a machine to weigh elephants, a system for building a house quickly, a sleep machine, a space rocket, improvements to the human body, and methods of helping the police deal with bad men. Each task was carefully chosen to involve the children in coping with problems of a distinct character, and Edward de Bono's introductions and commentaries point out many insights into the childhood imagination and world view
39 editions published between 1972 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 785 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Children solve problems effortlessly. Their ideas may often be impractical, but they produce them with a fluency, a zest and an irrepressible imagination which ought to be the envy of many an adult, and especially those who are paid to solve difficult problems. Nevertheless, it is primarily as a fascinating insight into the processes of the mind that Edward de Bono offers this very rich collection of children's thinking. The nine tasks the children were set included a machine to weigh elephants, a system for building a house quickly, a sleep machine, a space rocket, improvements to the human body, and methods of helping the police deal with bad men. Each task was carefully chosen to involve the children in coping with problems of a distinct character, and Edward de Bono's introductions and commentaries point out many insights into the childhood imagination and world view
New think : the use of lateral thinking in the generation of new ideas by
Edward De Bono(
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18 editions published between 1967 and 1971 in English and held by 768 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1967 and 1971 in English and held by 768 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tactics : the art and science of success by
Edward De Bono(
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34 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What does it take to succeed in today's competitive world? How can you become successful? Edward de Bono talked to fifty men and women who have been outstandingly successful in their own field, including Jackie Stewart, Virginia Wade, Robert Maxwell, David Bailey, Chris Bonington, Mike Brearley, Terence Conran, Harold Evans, Hans Eysenck, Lord Forte, Heather Jenner, Verity Lambert, Mark McCormack, Peter Parker, John Ritblat, Lord Robens, Clive Sinclair and Huw Wheldon
34 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What does it take to succeed in today's competitive world? How can you become successful? Edward de Bono talked to fifty men and women who have been outstandingly successful in their own field, including Jackie Stewart, Virginia Wade, Robert Maxwell, David Bailey, Chris Bonington, Mike Brearley, Terence Conran, Harold Evans, Hans Eysenck, Lord Forte, Heather Jenner, Verity Lambert, Mark McCormack, Peter Parker, John Ritblat, Lord Robens, Clive Sinclair and Huw Wheldon
Conflicts : a better way to resolve them by
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33 editions published between 1985 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 700 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Think don't fight. In today's world we use an out of date thinking system to navigate our way through modern society, especially when it comes to conflicts and disagreements. Conflicts argues that instead of our age old system of debate we should instead adopt a `design idiom' and use lateral thinking to navigate a feud. If two parties think their argument is best, we should be introducing a third party role. De Bono explains how this concept of triangular thinking and map making is the way forward. By highlighting how the current system holds us back and offering practical alternatives De Bono paves the way for fundamental shift in conflict resolution
33 editions published between 1985 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 700 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Think don't fight. In today's world we use an out of date thinking system to navigate our way through modern society, especially when it comes to conflicts and disagreements. Conflicts argues that instead of our age old system of debate we should instead adopt a `design idiom' and use lateral thinking to navigate a feud. If two parties think their argument is best, we should be introducing a third party role. De Bono explains how this concept of triangular thinking and map making is the way forward. By highlighting how the current system holds us back and offering practical alternatives De Bono paves the way for fundamental shift in conflict resolution
Six action shoes by
Edward De Bono(
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36 editions published between 1991 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Most situations in business and in life are ambiguous and confusing - and confusion is the enemy of action. The brilliant yet amazing simple 'six shoes' framework breaks action down into six distinct modes and helps you identify different situations, take control of them and respond in the most effective way possible. Whether you need to follow routines, react quickly, respond sensitively, bash through obstacles, get information or take charge, there is a shoe and an action style to guide you
36 editions published between 1991 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Most situations in business and in life are ambiguous and confusing - and confusion is the enemy of action. The brilliant yet amazing simple 'six shoes' framework breaks action down into six distinct modes and helps you identify different situations, take control of them and respond in the most effective way possible. Whether you need to follow routines, react quickly, respond sensitively, bash through obstacles, get information or take charge, there is a shoe and an action style to guide you
The Greatest thinkers : the thirty minds that shaped our civilization by
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13 editions published between 1976 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 635 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses the lives, ideas, and achievements of Moses, Confucius, Plato, Euclid, Jesus, Augustine, Columbus, Machiavelli, Copernicus, Bacon, Newton, Malthus, Clausewitz, Pavlov, Freud, Einstein, Sartre, and thirteen others who have helped shape our civilization
13 editions published between 1976 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 635 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses the lives, ideas, and achievements of Moses, Confucius, Plato, Euclid, Jesus, Augustine, Columbus, Machiavelli, Copernicus, Bacon, Newton, Malthus, Clausewitz, Pavlov, Freud, Einstein, Sartre, and thirteen others who have helped shape our civilization
I am right, you are wrong : from this to the New Renaissance : from rock logic to water logic by
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36 editions published between 1990 and 2016 in English and held by 598 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A claim that we can now for the first time in history, begin to understand how the brain behaves as a self-organizing system in which information arranges itself into patterns. It suggests that humour is the most significant activity of the brain while argument is a poor method of exchange
36 editions published between 1990 and 2016 in English and held by 598 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A claim that we can now for the first time in history, begin to understand how the brain behaves as a self-organizing system in which information arranges itself into patterns. It suggests that humour is the most significant activity of the brain while argument is a poor method of exchange
Practical thinking: four ways to be right, five ways to be wrong, five ways to understand by
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40 editions published between 1971 and 1991 in English and Italian and held by 592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
40 editions published between 1971 and 1991 in English and Italian and held by 592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Future positive by
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35 editions published between 1979 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
35 editions published between 1979 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- British Broadcasting Corporation
- International Center for Creative Thinking
- Ackroyd, David Narrator
- 黎波諾 (De Bono, Edward, 1933- ) Author
- Zimbalist, Efrem Jr 1918-2014 Narrator
- Dudgeon, Piers Author
- Grasman, Gerard Translator
- Maier, Norah
- Bower, Humphrey Other Narrator
- Mulej, Nastja Author of introduction Interviewer Reviewer Translator Editor
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Australia Biography Business enterprises Businessmen Child rearing Cognition Cognition in children Conflict (Psychology) Conflict management Creative ability Creative ability in business Creative thinking Creative thinking--Study and teaching Critical thinking De Bono, Edward, Decision making Emotional intelligence Emotions Great Britain Human information processing Industrial management Intellect Intellectuals Inventions Lateral thinking Logic Management Memory Negotiation Organizational behavior Perception Philosophers Positive psychology Problem solving Problem solving in children Psychology Psychology, Industrial Quality of life Reasoning Reasoning (Psychology) Self-actualization (Psychology) Self-realization Social change Social conflict Social prediction Success Successful people Success in business Thought and thinking Thought and thinking--Study and teaching
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