Edward de Bono

Född 1933 edwdebono.com

Edward de Bono var en maltesisk läkare, författare och konsult, känd för sitt banbrytande arbete inom kognitiv psykologi och kreativt tänkande.
Han myntade begreppet "lateralt tänkande" och utvecklade en rad tekniker för att förbättra problemlösningsförmågan.
De Bono skrev över 60 böcker, översatta till 40 språk, med fokus på medvetna tankemetoder och deras tillämpningar inom utbildning och näringsliv.
Hans metod "Sex tänkande hattar" blev vida erkänd för sitt innovativa sätt att främja samarbetsbaserade beslut.
De Bonos insatser har påverkat flera områden, bland annat utbildning, ledarskap och innovation, och han hyllas världen över som en ledande expert på kreativt och konceptuellt tänkande.

Böcker av Edward de Bono

Sex tänkehattar

av Edward de Bono • 2017

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

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13 000+

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

Sex tänkehattar

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

av Edward de Bono 2017 192 sidor

3.71

13 000+ betyg

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

Lateral Thinking

av Edward de Bono • 2009

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

3.76

4 000+

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

Lateral Thinking

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

av Edward de Bono 2009 272 sidor

3.76

4 000+ betyg

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

How to Have a Beautiful Mind

av Edward de Bono • 2004

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

3.61

2 000+

🗣️ 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.

av Edward de Bono 2004 232 sidor

3.61

2 000+ betyg

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

Serious Creativity

av Edward de Bono • 1992

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

3.81

500+

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

Serious Creativity

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

av Edward de Bono 1992 338 sidor

3.81

500+ betyg

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

I Am Right You Are Wrong

av Edward de Bono • 1990

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

3.82

500+

🧠 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.

av Edward de Bono 1990 320 sidor

3.82

500+ betyg

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

How to Have Creative Ideas

av Edward de Bono • 2007

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

3.69

420

🧠 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.

av Edward de Bono 2007 192 sidor

3.69

420 betyg

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

Six Frames

av Edward de Bono • 2008

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

3.09

254

🔍 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.

av Edward de Bono 2008 144 sidor

3.09

254 betyg

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

The Mechanism of Mind

av Edward de Bono • 2015

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

3.84

167

🧠 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.

av Edward de Bono 2015

3.84

167 betyg

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

Lateral Thinking

av Edward de Bono • 2014

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

3.61

152

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

Lateral Thinking

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

av Edward de Bono 2014

3.61

152 betyg

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

Practical Thinking

av Edward de Bono • 1971

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

3.77

133

🧠 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.

av Edward de Bono 1971 210 sidor

3.77

133 betyg

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

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