Creative thinking is a skill. A creative idea must have value. To think (or to be) different is not creativity. People are reluctant to be creative because if an idea doesn't work, it seems a mistake. For lateral thinking provocation is important. We are in a certain box all (with our culture, values, etc). To think out of the box means escaping from this, change the rules and the constraints and create new ideas.
Many a fellow thinker possesses logical critique to a science. And it is in the obliterating practice of locating the ambiguities, in favour for certainty, that novel ideas can be cut in their infancy. Provocation and its extension proves apt for creative thought. It is in disruption that entirely new continents of social and self relation become apparent.
He is an inventor - He has invented a means of breaking down thought process and making it accessible to others. People are creative on a day-to-day basis, but our society has been conditioned to only view a small subset of action as creative.
Have been a giant fan of deBonos for the last 40 years and sat in the first row when he delivered a lecture on lateral thinking in Toronto at that time. He was wearing a casio calculator watch which I have worn ever since. He designed a think tank (a 10 inch globe on which a handle spun random words into a plastic window in the globe) which I used regularly for problem solving in my administrative work.for years. Wish I had it now as an icon of his early work,. Bill Longworth, Oshawa, Canada
What a brilliant mind. His work on lateral thinking and the 6 thinking hats deserves much more recognition. On my channel, I have also tried to make a video on 6 thinking hats, as I still find it to be one of the most creative brainstorming techniques.
I am currently ready the Six Thinking Hats. The method of thinking described in the book is very simple yet not obvious to our minds. But Dr De Bono has described the aspects of thinking in very simple way. Great stuff !
A famous philosopher once said: "He who has once much to proclaim, is silent much in himself. Who once has to ignite the lightning, must long be a cloud" (Quote from Frederick Nietzsche) Thank you Ed for inspiring me !!
creativity is largely the ability to respond. the ability to appreciate what constitutes creativity is dictated by the expectations of the observer. a child may not be able to respond directly to his/her circumstances but may find alternative possibilities. the question is whether we can discern their response. so creativity is really relationship of doer and beholder. making a loud noise may get our attention because we're too busy to read the subtler signals thus stiffling other expressions.
I appreciate this video. As a person of indigenous descent, we have already developed and utilized this man's "innovative" ideas since time immemorial, which he is obviously rediscovering after some sort of "dark ages" phenomenon that stunted creative thinking in the Western or modern world. We call it the Circle of Life Teaching, similar to the six hats (six nations confederacy aka US constitution cept the US left out one circle, the circle of power, composed of those who the Elder women).
That men discounted the importance of the contribution of women in that cultural era isn't surprising. Yes, de Bono came at these ideas from the point of view of being a medical doctor. His imagery and theory de Bono did in the 1960s was vindicated in the 1990s by neuroscience research. Great minds think alike.
One of the most important points he makes is how little education has been applied to "learning the skill" of creative thought. Most people think you are creative or not (eg: you have blue eyes or not). But creativity is a SKILL we all have the ability & responsibility to develop. Especially in this day and age, people NEED to learn these skills. Just this morning I was introduced to a great website: therightbraininitiative financially supported through the Gate Foundation. YAY!
Well domain skills help creativity also, to be trained playing an instrument, or programming with java, you have some way of incorporating the creative problem solving process to get to your desired goal, be it a composition or a software application. However, do not fret. I say if you don't have the domain skills, still project your blue sky ideas, and you will have a much more powerful incentive to learn to play an instrument, or learn to program ( or network with someone who can) than merely for the sake of having those abilities already.
Exactly ! Thats why a famous philosopher once said: "He who has once much to proclaim, is silent much in himself. Who once has to ignite the lightning, must long be a cloud" (Quote from Frederick Nietzsche)
I think what matters here is not only the logic, but doing exercises and trying to solve them. So i would recommend you to search for a exercise book not only a theory book. Hope it helped my answer
I was brought up in an era that you were told, not asked, to do things in a certain way, and no other way....sadly the thought processes of conservative luddites...I wish we had de Bono literature in high school in the 60's....but I was fortunate to have discovered him while doing quality circle competions, lateral thinking made life and the thought processes of problem solving at the company I worked at...the Thinking Hat system was a brilliant process.
This guys system is absolutely brilliant. I tried it out many years ago and it improved my posibility thinking enormously. Lateral thinking is a must for the creative thinker. Thanks Edward. Nahu
He is definitely a great thinker. He doesn't over do writing. He concentrates on simplicity. I always though his Thinking Hats book was a great publication. I look a lot at race and thinking. How do people of different races think?
@dasocks There is a danger in ones intellectual life is to make pronouncement and assertions that are the absolute truth. Doing so will tend to lock one into one point of view. If creatively you are exploring an idea or a theme, you need to do that for a time, but it is not a good thing to stay there. I can understand Edward's point of view in a post modern world, creatively you want to keep your options and choices open. When you say this is The Truth, it locks up your creativity.
Yes its not an insult because its not directed at anyone neither does it diminish anyones acomplishments. And i do believe its a misunderstanding,not an insult but a "PROVACATION" knowing him. You may like him or dislike him but if your understanding you will see the powerfull potential of lateral thinking. We attack instead of construct. we have done virtually nothing for thinking because were so highly esteemed in our critical search for the truth.
4.19 min does not do justice to either the complexity or clarity of de Bono's thinking. What can one say in 4 min that doesn't sound reductionistic? de Bono's main contribution: patterns of thinking that work, and how to apply those thinking patterns to everyday life. He translates complex brain activities into everyday conversations that can translate into useful, creative actions.
In order for an idea to show "value", does it not have to show an application or use? If your idea is not useful, per se, as having the ability of being used to fuel more thinking that is useful, it must be applicable to the real world. e.g. string theory suggests 11 spatial dimensions (totally useless to us), but it also attempts to explain subatomic particles that we are trying to find. In order to be applicable, they must be compatible with existing convention.
You do realise that the term lateral thinking was coined by this man. So this 'bandwagon' you speak of - he is the driver. Po be skeptical of a mans wisdom just because he intends to use his intelligence to figure out the workings of his own brain. Stay open to thought.
well i will say breifly what i think, and will answer more questions. The gg3 formalised thinking and it was sufficient at that time, there have no doubt been great philosaphers since then, but thinking isn't seen as a fundimental subject (only in venezuela) like science, english or maths so how could it progress without government backing?
Why? because most people can't even define creativity. Most people believe that only the exceptions among us are creative. Most people don't MAKE music because they believe they CAN'T because they aren't creative.
Its true though,your already limiting your thinking by taking what he said as an insult,ITS the software analergy IM TIRED RIGHT NOW BUT COMMENT IF YOU WANT, I would be happy to explain why it is true and NOT an insult on behalf of DR De bono.
Complex thinking is not the same as good thinking,Intelligence is not the same as wisdom. I suggest you replay this video and listen without judgement and more clarity,he is a very perceptually aware person far greater than you or i,he wouldn't be so arrogant to insult anyones thinking, as for modern thinking,lateral thinking is the most modern form of thinking,if you can refer to any "modern thinkers" which havn't jumped on the lateral thinking band wagon i would be interested to see who?
This actually kind of sad. There are much better places and people to go to learn about creativity. I guess if you are a non-creative person looking for non-creative person to teach you to be creativity, Edward is your man. If you are creative, NO MORE SECOND HAND ART or Natalie Goldberg stuff would be a better place to start if you are box person who suspects there is universe outside the box.
the point is that a triangular door is different but not in a useful way. Whether something is a creative solution depends on whether a problem is being solved in an unexpected way.
looking that up on amazon, it doesn't sound so convoluted as that. just a terribly pretentious book that apparently everyone who's read it ended up hating.
creative thinking and lateral thinkging has been going on for millennium.pathetic current generation need to listen to a doctor i how to think instead of him helping third world people with their health problems and reduce child motality. waste of medical education.
See your missing the point,can you name one person since the gg3 who has revolutionised thinking as a skill? He does not confine thinkers to the west,he says china was way ahead of the west in terms of thinking because they saw the value in random input to generate ideas, then they adopted western thinking,which is more dogmatic.They view new ideas and perceptions as a threat to its logic. There is no point in me debating with you if you do not "seek" to understand.
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Creative thinking is a skill. A creative idea must have value. To think (or to be) different is not creativity.
People are reluctant to be creative because if an idea doesn't work, it seems a mistake.
For lateral thinking provocation is important. We are in a certain box all (with our culture, values, etc). To think out of the box means escaping from this, change the rules and the constraints and create new ideas.
Many a fellow thinker possesses logical critique to a science. And it is in the obliterating practice of locating the ambiguities, in favour for certainty, that novel ideas can be cut in their infancy.
Provocation and its extension proves apt for creative thought. It is in disruption that entirely new continents of social and self relation become apparent.
He is an inventor - He has invented a means of breaking down thought process and making it accessible to others. People are creative on a day-to-day basis, but our society has been conditioned to only view a small subset of action as creative.
Have been a giant fan of deBonos for the last 40 years and sat in the first row when he delivered a lecture on lateral thinking in Toronto at that time. He was wearing a casio calculator watch which I have worn ever since. He designed a think tank (a 10 inch globe on which a handle spun random words into a plastic window in the globe) which I used regularly for problem solving in my administrative work.for years. Wish I had it now as an icon of his early work,. Bill Longworth, Oshawa, Canada
What a great thinker he was. RIP, Edward de Bono.
What a brilliant mind. His work on lateral thinking and the 6 thinking hats deserves much more recognition. On my channel, I have also tried to make a video on 6 thinking hats, as I still find it to be one of the most creative brainstorming techniques.
I am currently ready the Six Thinking Hats. The method of thinking described in the book is very simple yet not obvious to our minds. But Dr De Bono has described the aspects of thinking in very simple way. Great stuff !
A famous philosopher once said: "He who has once much to proclaim, is silent much in himself. Who once has to ignite the lightning, must long be a cloud" (Quote from Frederick Nietzsche)
Thank you Ed for inspiring me !!
creativity is largely the ability to respond. the ability to appreciate what constitutes creativity is dictated by the expectations of the observer. a child may not be able to respond directly to his/her circumstances but may find alternative possibilities. the question is whether we can discern their response. so creativity is really relationship of doer and beholder. making a loud noise may get our attention because we're too busy to read the subtler signals thus stiffling other expressions.
3:10 for an excellent explanation of "Thinking Outside of the Box".
I appreciate this video. As a person of indigenous descent, we have already developed and utilized this man's "innovative" ideas since time immemorial, which he is obviously rediscovering after some sort of "dark ages" phenomenon that stunted creative thinking in the Western or modern world. We call it the Circle of Life Teaching, similar to the six hats (six nations confederacy aka US constitution cept the US left out one circle, the circle of power, composed of those who the Elder women).
That men discounted the importance of the contribution of women in that cultural era isn't surprising.
Yes, de Bono came at these ideas from the point of view of being a medical doctor. His imagery and theory de Bono did in the 1960s was vindicated in the 1990s by neuroscience research. Great minds think alike.
Just wish more of your teachings come to the tube. Thanks for this one
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One of the most important points he makes is how little education has been applied to "learning the skill" of creative thought. Most people think you are creative or not (eg: you have blue eyes or not). But creativity is a SKILL we all have the ability & responsibility to develop. Especially in this day and age, people NEED to learn these skills. Just this morning I was introduced to a great website: therightbraininitiative financially supported through the Gate Foundation. YAY!
Thank you Goedel, Turing and De Bono :)
Well domain skills help creativity also, to be trained playing an instrument, or programming with java, you have some way of incorporating the creative problem solving process to get to your desired goal, be it a composition or a software application. However, do not fret. I say if you don't have the domain skills, still project your blue sky ideas, and you will have a much more powerful incentive to learn to play an instrument, or learn to program ( or network with someone who can) than merely for the sake of having those abilities already.
IT'S LIKE A TREE, THE TREE BEARS FRUITS WHEN THERE IS RAIN.
Exactly ! Thats why a famous philosopher once said: "He who has once much to proclaim, is silent much in himself. Who once has to ignite the lightning, must long be a cloud" (Quote from Frederick Nietzsche)
LEARNING STARTS IN BEING EAGER.
Absolutely ! And in burning c h i l i - h o t for your craftmanship😁 !!!
I think what matters here is not only the logic, but doing exercises and trying to solve them.
So i would recommend you to search for a exercise book not only a theory book. Hope it helped my answer
Are these snippets excerpts from a longer video? If so, what's that video?
I was brought up in an era that you were told, not asked, to do things in a certain way, and no other way....sadly the thought processes of conservative luddites...I wish we had de Bono literature in high school in the 60's....but I was fortunate to have discovered him while doing quality circle competions, lateral thinking made life and the thought processes of problem solving at the company I worked at...the Thinking Hat system was a brilliant process.
Yes, I first ran into de Bono's book called "PO, guide to Creative Thinking" in 1972. Changed my consciousness and made me gain a sense of humor.
This guys system is absolutely brilliant. I tried it out many years ago and it improved my posibility thinking enormously. Lateral thinking is a must for the creative thinker. Thanks Edward. Nahu
EDWARD DE BONO IS ELOQUENT.
from 2020, rip
He is definitely a great thinker. He doesn't over do writing. He concentrates on simplicity. I always though his Thinking Hats book was a great publication. I look a lot at race and thinking. How do people of different races think?
watch this with transcribe audio on and you get some real creative thinking going on
Good information
Anyone from 2019???
WOW, 10 ppl as you see 😁
spelling mistake in intro "Edvard" instead of "Edward". sorry haha
@dasocks There is a danger in ones intellectual life is to make pronouncement and assertions that are the absolute truth. Doing so will tend to lock one into one point of view. If creatively you are exploring an idea or a theme, you need to do that for a time, but it is not a good thing to stay there. I can understand Edward's point of view in a post modern world, creatively you want to keep your options and choices open. When you say this is The Truth, it locks up your creativity.
Yes its not an insult because its not directed at anyone neither does it diminish anyones acomplishments.
And i do believe its a misunderstanding,not an insult but a "PROVACATION" knowing him.
You may like him or dislike him but if your understanding you will see the powerfull potential of lateral thinking.
We attack instead of construct. we have done virtually nothing for thinking because were so highly esteemed in our critical search for the truth.
Does anyone know what video/interview these snippets are from? I'd like to see the whole thing.
+inviscid43 I can help you learn creativity. I'm a de Bono Trainer. Please see www.edwarddebonotraining.com
Fuzzy Thinking by Bart Kosko is a good alternative way of looking at logic. Try lots of different approaches.
excellent video...
yeah ill take a look.
Yes! What do you think it means?
anybody know of any good introductory logic books that would be complementary with lateral thinking?
the website on the description is not working...
4.19 min does not do justice to either the complexity or clarity of de Bono's thinking. What can one say in 4 min that doesn't sound reductionistic? de Bono's main contribution: patterns of thinking that work, and how to apply those thinking patterns to everyday life. He translates complex brain activities into everyday conversations that can translate into useful, creative actions.
What was Dr. De bono thinking when he chose that tie that faithful morning?
In order for an idea to show "value", does it not have to show an application or use? If your idea is not useful, per se, as having the ability of being used to fuel more thinking that is useful, it must be applicable to the real world. e.g. string theory suggests 11 spatial dimensions (totally useless to us), but it also attempts to explain subatomic particles that we are trying to find. In order to be applicable, they must be compatible with existing convention.
Nice Tie!
You do realise that the term lateral thinking was coined by this man. So this 'bandwagon' you speak of - he is the driver. Po be skeptical of a mans wisdom just because he intends to use his intelligence to figure out the workings of his own brain. Stay open to thought.
Fuck you he provides the framework of doing so and all you to is to disparage him. How pathetic you are.
i feel like this guy should teach at hogwarts
Use your brain... think about thinking and apply it!
If you cant, then how can you say we've done anything for thinking since?
Interesting
well i will say breifly what i think, and will answer more questions.
The gg3 formalised thinking and it was sufficient at that time, there have no doubt been great philosaphers since then, but thinking isn't seen as a fundimental subject (only in venezuela) like science, english or maths so how could it progress without government backing?
If only he knew about American Football. I think he could have been a great football coach with that type of thinking. Hear that football coaches...
Since computers weren't around for 2,000 years, did we have to think of the human brain as an Abacus?
Why? because most people can't even define creativity. Most people believe that only the exceptions among us are creative. Most people don't MAKE music because they believe they CAN'T because they aren't creative.
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@superfine74 i dont get it
What about plagiarism?
Wonder what this guy thinks of Lada Gaga?
I think he would like her much 😁
🙌 👏 🙏 🤝 👍 have you survived the pandemic well my dear ?
@superfine74 Nope, not me!! :D
I passed that bubble, I am Insane ;)
If your in gmit give this a thumbs up
EDWARD DE BONO?!
A BONO BO !!!
WORK HARD FIRST, THEN GOOD RESULTS ARE HARVEST.
Yeah. And you automatically work "hard" if you b u r n for your work. Then it might become e a s y one day - such a wonderful thing, isn´t it ?
they never developet glass, and thosfor no reading glassis
@DancingChakra so do i! its interesting actually. ive always thought of her as attention-seeking and not creative at all.
Its true though,your already limiting your thinking by taking what he said as an insult,ITS the software analergy IM TIRED RIGHT NOW BUT COMMENT IF YOU WANT,
I would be happy to explain why it is true and NOT an insult on behalf of DR De bono.
Complex thinking is not the same as good thinking,Intelligence is not the same as wisdom.
I suggest you replay this video and listen without judgement and more clarity,he is a very perceptually aware person far greater than you or i,he wouldn't be so arrogant to insult anyones thinking, as for modern thinking,lateral thinking is the most modern form of thinking,if you can refer to any "modern thinkers" which havn't jumped on the lateral thinking band wagon i would be interested to see who?
He really sandbags China there
Not True. Sharon Esther Lampert pioneered the "Ten Tools of Creativity."
Well thanks a lot for this advice Steven !
Has he ever written a song?
Nope, his books ARE his songs 😁
ios!! yeah
ruko jara
does it mean postmodern art and music aren't creative b/c they have no "value"? Seems like we can't ever get away from the arbitrary on this issue.
why do you think they have no value ?
This actually kind of sad. There are much better places and people to go to learn about creativity. I guess if you are a non-creative person looking for non-creative person to teach you to be creativity, Edward is your man.
If you are creative, NO MORE SECOND HAND ART or Natalie Goldberg stuff would be a better place to start if you are box person who suspects there is universe outside the box.
A mistake lateral thinking being different is creative. What's not creative about a triangular door? I've seen plenty of triangular doors. .
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the point is that a triangular door is different but not in a useful way. Whether something is a creative solution depends on whether a problem is being solved in an unexpected way.
REMOVE CREATIVE KILLERS.
And the whole s y s t e m is such a killer !!
I like Chicken
i'm not creative
did he died?
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Duh.
looking that up on amazon, it doesn't sound so convoluted as that. just a terribly pretentious book that apparently everyone who's read it ended up hating.
creative thinking and lateral thinkging has been going on for millennium.pathetic current generation need to listen to a doctor i how to think instead of him helping third world people with their health problems and reduce child motality. waste of medical education.
See your missing the point,can you name one person since the gg3 who has revolutionised thinking as a skill?
He does not confine thinkers to the west,he says china was way ahead of the west in terms of thinking because they saw the value in random input to generate ideas, then they adopted western thinking,which is more dogmatic.They view new ideas and perceptions as a threat to its logic.
There is no point in me debating with you if you do not "seek" to understand.
that's a very limited way of defining creativity. would you not consider an author to be creative? an originator of a new school of thought?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I smell bullshit.
mistaking your own perception is self-fulfilling
@@En8el He is p r o j e c t i n g 😁
YUCK
0:55 whoops talking through his ass there lolol ridiculous understanding of Chinese scholars by this fella. Its 2018 now such a poor reading sigh