Edward de Bono

Né en 1933 edwdebono.com

Edward de Bono était un médecin, auteur et consultant maltais, reconnu pour ses travaux en psychologie cognitive et en pensée créative.
Il a inventé le terme « pensée latérale » et développé de nombreuses techniques visant à améliorer les compétences en résolution de problèmes.
De Bono a écrit plus de 60 livres traduits en 40 langues, se concentrant sur des méthodes de pensée délibérée et leurs applications dans l'éducation et le monde des affaires.
Sa technique des Six Chapeaux de la Pensée a acquis une large reconnaissance pour son approche de la prise de décision collaborative.
Les travaux de De Bono ont influencé divers domaines, y compris l'éducation, la gestion et l'innovation, lui valant une renommée mondiale en tant qu'expert de premier plan en pensée créative et conceptuelle.

Livres de Edward de Bono

Les six chapeaux de la réflexion

par Edward de Bono • 2017

Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.

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🎯 Meeting Facilitation 🧩 Group Decision Making 🏗️ Structured Thinking 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🔲 Decision Frameworks

Les six chapeaux de la réflexion

Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.

par Edward de Bono 2017 192 pages

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🎯 Meeting Facilitation 🧩 Group Decision Making 🏗️ Structured Thinking 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🔲 Decision Frameworks

La pensée latérale

par Edward de Bono • 2009

Logic picks the best answer; the missing half generates the ones logic never reaches.

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🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Innovation Methods 🔗 Pattern Breaking 🌀 Divergent Thinking

La pensée latérale

Logic picks the best answer; the missing half generates the ones logic never reaches.

par Edward de Bono 2009 272 pages

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🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Innovation Methods 🔗 Pattern Breaking 🌀 Divergent Thinking

How to Have a Beautiful Mind

par Edward de Bono • 2004

The conversational habits that make people want to think with you, not against you.

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🗣️ Conversation Skills 👂 Active Listening 💡 Creative Thinking 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🔄 Flexible Thinking

How to Have a Beautiful Mind

The conversational habits that make people want to think with you, not against you.

par Edward de Bono 2004 232 pages

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🗣️ Conversation Skills 👂 Active Listening 💡 Creative Thinking 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🔄 Flexible Thinking

La créativité sérieuse

par Edward de Bono • 1992

Make creativity a skill, not an accident: the deliberate techniques for thinking sideways.

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🧩 Creative Problem Solving 💡 Idea Generation 🏗️ Structured Creativity 🔓 Breaking Mental Patterns 🧠 Conceptual Thinking

La créativité sérieuse

Make creativity a skill, not an accident: the deliberate techniques for thinking sideways.

par Edward de Bono 1992 338 pages

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🧩 Creative Problem Solving 💡 Idea Generation 🏗️ Structured Creativity 🔓 Breaking Mental Patterns 🧠 Conceptual Thinking

I Am Right You Are Wrong

par Edward de Bono • 1990

Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.

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🧠 Creative Cognition 👁️ Perception Logic 🕸️ Self-Organizing Systems 💬 Dialogue Methods 🛠️ Constructive Thinking

I Am Right You Are Wrong

Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.

par Edward de Bono 1990 320 pages

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🧠 Creative Cognition 👁️ Perception Logic 🕸️ Self-Organizing Systems 💬 Dialogue Methods 🛠️ Constructive Thinking

How to Have Creative Ideas

par Edward de Bono • 2007

62 exercises: take a random word, forge a connection, and retrain the brain to think sideways.

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🧠 Creative Thinking 💡 Idea Generation 🔀 Divergent Thinking 📋 Structured Creativity 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving

How to Have Creative Ideas

62 exercises: take a random word, forge a connection, and retrain the brain to think sideways.

par Edward de Bono 2007 192 pages

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🧠 Creative Thinking 💡 Idea Generation 🔀 Divergent Thinking 📋 Structured Creativity 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving

Six Frames

par Edward de Bono • 2008

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

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🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

Six Frames

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

par Edward de Bono 2008 144 pages

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🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

The Mechanism of Mind

par Edward de Bono • 2015

Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.

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🧠 Cognitive Models 💭 Thinking Methods ↗️ Lateral Thinking 🔀 Pattern Disruption 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

The Mechanism of Mind

Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.

par Edward de Bono 2015

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🧠 Cognitive Models 💭 Thinking Methods ↗️ Lateral Thinking 🔀 Pattern Disruption 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

La pensée latérale

par Edward de Bono • 2014

Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.

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💡 Creative Problem Solving 🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 💭 Idea Generation 🧩 Divergent Thinking

La pensée latérale

Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.

par Edward de Bono 2014

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💡 Creative Problem Solving 🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 💭 Idea Generation 🧩 Divergent Thinking

Practical Thinking

par Edward de Bono • 1971

Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.

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🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Mental Models 🔧 Problem Solving 💡 Creative Thinking ✏️ Thinking Skills

Practical Thinking

Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.

par Edward de Bono 1971 210 pages

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🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Mental Models 🔧 Problem Solving 💡 Creative Thinking ✏️ Thinking Skills

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