Teach Yourself to Think - Hardcover

De Bono, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670851272 ISBN 13: 9780670851270

Publisher: Viking, 1995

Synopsis

Thinking is something people have to do every day. In this book, Edward de Bono lays out a simple five-stage structure as a framework for thinking, focusing on the principle that much of thinking is a matter of "directing attention". The five steps are laid out as follows: the TO stage - where am I going to?, with what do I want to end up?; the LO stage - looking around at the situation, what information is available and what is needed?, what are the perceptions?; the PO stage - generating possibilities, setting up alternatives and new ideas; the SO stage - choosing from among the possibilities, reducing the choices to a line of action; the GO stage - going ahead and putting the thinking into action. A simple coding system emphasizes where we should put maximum effort. Under each stage there are tools that enable the thinker to work through that stage.

About this title

Review:

An inspiring man with brilliant ideas. De Bono never ceases to amaze with his clarity of thought. (Richard Branson)

About the Author:

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.

Dr de Bono's titles include classic bestsellers such as Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, I Am Right You Are Wrong, Teach Yourself How To Think, Teach Your Child How To Think, and Simplicity - all now re-issued by Penguin.

www.edwdebono.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0670851272
• ISBN 13: 9780670851270
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272