Born in 1933, Edward de Bono attended St Edward's College, Malta, during the war, and then Malta University. Having obtained a degree in Medicine, he then proceeded as a Rhodes Scholar to Christ Church, Oxford, where he gained an honours degree in psychology and physiology and then a D. Phil. in Medicine. He also holds a Ph.D from Cambridge and has held appointments at the universities of Oxford, London, Cambridge and Harvard.
Dr Edward de Bono is widely regarded internationally as the leading thinker about thinking. He has written over fifty (50) books, with translations into twenty-seven languages.
What is unique about Edward de Bono is that he works with school-children, senior executives in major corporations and with governments. His ideas are based on an understanding of the mind as a self-organising information system.
Dr de Bono has provided such thinking methods as ...
- Lateral Thinking
- PO - The Provocative Operation
- Six Thinking Hats
- Water Logic (and flowscapes)
- CoRT thinking for teaching thinking in schools
The National Center for Creativity and Innovation in Indianapolis organise seminars in the USA, as well as being the umbrella organisation for Dr de Bono's World Center for New Thinking.
Training in Edward de Bono's methods can be obtained by contacting:
APTT (Advanced Practical Training,
Inc.) Attention: Kathy Myers Official Edward de Bono Thinking Methods 10520 New York Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50322 USA |
Phone number: 515-278-5570 USA Toll Free: 1-800-621-3366 Email: KThink@Aol.com Fax number: 515-278-2245 |
Updated: 18th April 2003
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