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Books : Lateral Thinking: A Textbook of Creativity

by: Edward De Bono


Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 158 EAN: 9780140137798 ISBN: 0140137793 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: October 25, 1990 Publisher: Penguin Sales Rank: 6371 Studio: Penguin	Average Rating: List Price: £8.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £6.74 You Save: £2.25 (25%) Prices subject to change.
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- A unique book
This book is one of it's kind. Edward De Bono believes that "Lateral thinking" can be learnt...and gives us insight into how that can be done. My experience with this book is that it cannot be read from cover to cover. Along with "Six thinking hats" this one is one of the best books into helping us in seeing the need to think differently and to actually think "laterally".

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- don't worry about the pop psychology
I first read this book twenty years ago. The book is not easy to read cover to cover, as has been mentioned by another reviewer, but it is worth working through it. The text often smacks of the evangelical preacher, as do many modern management texts, but the techniques do work. You don't have to buy into the pop psychology, just treat the techniques as tools. The techniques are covered quite briefly, and to make them work in practise takes some effort. This is not going to turn you into a creative ... Read More

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- Management Education
This is the first De Bono book I read, I have used many of the examples contained in the book to change Management thinking. These Ideas coupled with systems thinking and lean make a powerful combination for kicking old mindsets into touch.

It contains excellent games to demonstrate how our thinking locks us into old solutions. I found the book facinating and still use much of the material in my management education classes today. I recommend reading most of his work. It will always make ... Read More

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- Interesting subject killed by formal & turgid writing style
Written in a very formal style and aimed at the teacher of lateral thinking rather than the student. I pushed ahead with it despite my misgivings in the hope that I could distill the essential techniques and practices from the teaching-aid text- Unfortunately the turgid style overwhelmed my interest and I gave up reading the book two-thirds in, not through lack of interest but because reading it was becoming hard work. In it's defence the introduction to the book advises the reader not to attempt ... Read More

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