Lateral thinking : a textbook of creativity Edward De Bono

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De Bono, Edward

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 1990.Description: 260 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:

9780241257548

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DDC classification:

153.35 DEB

Contents:

Introduction -- Use of this book -- The way the mind works -- Difference between lateral and vertical thinking -- Attitudes towards lateral thinking -- Basic nature of lateral thinking -- The use of lateral thinking -- Techniques -- The generation of alternatives -- Challenging assumptions -- Innovation -- Suspended judgement -- Design -- Dominant ideas and crucial factors -- Fractionation -- The reversal method -- Brainstorming -- Analogies -- Choice of entry point and attention area -- Random stimulation -- Concepts/divisions/polarization -- The new word po -- Blocked by openness -- Description/ problem solving/ design -- Summary.

Summary: 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.

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Introduction --
Use of this book --
The way the mind works --
Difference between lateral and vertical thinking --
Attitudes towards lateral thinking --
Basic nature of lateral thinking --
The use of lateral thinking --
Techniques --
The generation of alternatives --
Challenging assumptions --
Innovation --
Suspended judgement --
Design --
Dominant ideas and crucial factors --
Fractionation --
The reversal method --
Brainstorming --
Analogies --
Choice of entry point and attention area --
Random stimulation --
Concepts/divisions/polarization --
The new word po --
Blocked by openness --
Description/ problem solving/ design --
Summary.

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.

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