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A characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered.

Edward de Bono

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Edward de Bono
Age: 88 †
Born: 1933
Born: May 19
Died: 2021
Died: June 9
Philosopher
Physician
Psychologist
University Teacher
Republic of Malta
Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono
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Obvious
Ideas
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Intuitive

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I do a great deal of work with young children, and if you give a child a problem, he may come up with a highly original solution, because he doesn't have the established route to it.
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I know it aches, how your heart it breaks. You can only take so much. Walk on.
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The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.
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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.
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As competition intensifies, the need for creative thinking increases. It is no longer enough to do the same thing better . . . no longer enough to be efficient and solve problems.
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The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future
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I'm tired of dreaming. I'm into doing at the moment. It's, like, let's only have goals that we can go after.
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Logic will never change emotion or perception.
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America is not just a country, it's an idea.
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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.
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The simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
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Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.
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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.
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You can analyse the past, but you need to design the future. That is the difference between suffering the future and enjoying it.
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Analysis is simplifying, breaking down things into parts, picking out strands and elements. Analysis is comparing unknown things with things that are known. Analysis also involves picking out relationships and putting them back together as a whole.
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The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking.
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The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.
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If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.
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Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
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