Edward de Bono, renowned expert on creative thinking, talks about creativity and about thinking outside the box. Be sure to check out more from Doctor de Bono and solve his three creative challenges at www.thinkoutsidethebox.se
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Creative Thinking, Innovation, Creativity Training
#1 by vinniedurrant on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Its true though, …
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.
#2 by Petedog32 on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Since computers …
Since computers weren’t around for 2,000 years, did we have to think of the human brain as an Abacus?
#3 by OURPLAYLISTSSSS on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Why aren’t we …
Why aren’t we creative? Step out of Plato’s Cave, eh? Oh wait, WE CAN’T.
Please pass the desdemona and pull up a magnifying glass.
#4 by talk2u2c on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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- why start the …
– why start the thinking story from the west?
- why did the Greeks produce the GG3 and then go impotent for 2400 years? The chinese as far as I am aware continued to contribute in many ways or am I wrong?
- To suggest that man has stopped thinking for 2400 years is an insult to humanity, isn’t it? or perhaps you are referring to west, in which case you may be correct in assuming that no thinking did occur until the 16th or 17th century. Oh! Perhaps you meant before “lateral thinking”.
#5 by talk2u2c on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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I have read his …
I have read his book many years ago. Interesting I must admit! However, I did not have the pleasure of listening to him to date.
My only problem with Dr De Bono is the bold statements he makes.
“The original software was designed 2400 years ago by the GG3. We have done nothing for thinking since then”. Questions:
#6 by sarchawm on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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He is a PO!
the …
He is a PO!
the well-wisher
#7 by mbdillon on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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looking that up on …
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.
#8 by drumsonly2002 on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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I really enjoy his …
I really enjoy his speaking style. Old school, to the point and very well spoken. No fake hype, no loud backslapping campy speaking style (though I enjoy that style also). I could listen to him for hours. He’s serious because he is passionate and an excellent communicator and educator. Mr de Bono is great! Easy to take notes to. He is very cool. I’d pay money to hear him in person. I just stumbled onto this and find his concepts very interesting. Mr. de Bono Thank you for posting this.
#9 by musicislove25 on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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OH LORD.
Just the …
OH LORD.
Just the fact that he is so serious, sitting in front of a camera thinking that TALKING about creativity tells us that he is not creative.
He is setting everything out in sections, clearing things up, with no feeling or imagination. In creativity you have people talking in a strange way that does not make sense; not a structured way; visual and auditory…
What I mean to say is, why try to define creativity?
#10 by vinniedurrant on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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yeah ill take a …
yeah ill take a look.
#11 by you2begin on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Hey if you want to …
Hey if you want to take your mind into a new direction, take a look at kerou(.)net
He’s a new cartoonist that tends toward the intellectual. I think he’ll be big in a few years time see it before its all old news. I read it and it sets your brain going.
#12 by nouiella on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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greek gang of 3.if …
greek gang of 3.if im not mistaken.
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
#13 by pr0reality on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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1st 2 are easy.
…
1st 2 are easy.
The 3rd, here’s an answer, even though it’s not your answer. He kills the guard. If he goes home, he grabs a gun and shoots the guard.
Remember, this is about lateral thinking. It seems hypocritical to not accept a plausible answer just because it’s not the one you were thinking.
#14 by talk2u2c on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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OK! I need you to …
OK! I need you to define what you mean by thinking.
#15 by vinniedurrant on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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If you cant, then …
If you cant, then how can you say we’ve done anything for thinking since?
#16 by vinniedurrant on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Complex thinking is …
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?
#17 by vinniedurrant on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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See your missing …
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.
#18 by talk2u2c on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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you say: “Yes its …
you say: “Yes its not an insult because its not directed at anyone neither does it diminish anyones accomplishments.”
There! There is the problem! right there when you say it does not diminish anyones accomplishments. I think it does. He suggests that no thinking occurred before or after the GG3 which is a false statement to make. By doing so he confines thinkers to west which we all know was in dark ages before modern thinkers showed up.
#19 by vinniedurrant on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Yes its not an …
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.
#20 by talk2u2c on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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vinni- you said: “I …
vinni- you said: “I would be happy to explain why it is true and NOT an insult on behalf of DR De bono.”
I would like you to explain why people should not be insulted by an arrogant statement which is not exactly true. Why would he make such controversial statements which would illustrate how little he knows of the wider sphere of non-european/ western mankind or history of thinking for that matter.
#21 by vinniedurrant on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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well i will say …
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?
#22 by RoyalMusicmaker on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Why? because most …
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.
#23 by Xenostrobe on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Debono does make …
Debono does make grand sweeping claims that seem too farfetched but I think much of what he say’s is important. He claims that philosophy is basically about word games, well, maybe a lot of it, no doubt. I think our major problem is that we allow the primitive (esp sexual) brain to get the march on our better selves. I should think that much of what Debono recommends could well remedy that problem. The key issue is empathy, he has an equivalent acronym but not that original surely.
#24 by JarOfBuckeyes on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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“Intelligence is …
“Intelligence is not the same as wisdom.”
Very, very true.
#25 by talk2u2c on September 14, 2009 - 4:24 am
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Vinniedurrant- Why …
Vinniedurrant- Why is it true? I am all ears.