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Lateral thinking : a textbook of creativity / Edward de Bono.

By: De Bono, Edward, 1933-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Penquin, 2009Description: 260 p. ; 20 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780141033082.Subject(s): Creative thinkingDDC classification: 153.35
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 -- Dominanat 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.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In schools we are taught to meet problems head-on- what Edward de Bono calls 'vertical thinking'. This works well in simple situations - but we are at a loss when this approach fails. Lateral thinking is all about freeing up your imagination. 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.

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 -- Dominanat 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.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Edward de Bono invented the concept of lateral thinking. A world-renowned writer and philosopher, he is the leading authority in the field of creative thinking and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. Dr de Bono has written more than 60 books, in 40 languages, with people now teaching his methods worldwide. He has chaired a special summit of Nobel Prize laureates, and been hailed as one of the 250 people who have contributed most to mankind.