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| De Bono's Thinking Course, Revised Edition | 
| Author: Edward De Bono
Publisher: Facts on File
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 131327
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0816031789
Dewey Decimal Number: 153
EAN: 9780816031788
ASIN: 0816031789
Publication Date: September 1994
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Product Description
De Bono's Thinking Course outlines the tools of thinking in a practical, easy-to-follow manner and shows readers how to use those tools constructively. Dr. de Bono's techniques encourage broader, more expansive thinking that leads to better problem solving and more effective thinking, no matter what the context.
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 The Natural follow-up to de Bono's Five-day Course in Thinking March 9, 2008
Edward de Bono, the foremost teacher of thinking, has put all the pieces together in this sequel to many of his other books on the subject of thinking. His main point here is that although thinking is man's greatest survival tool and his greatest asset, we tend to take it for granted and invest little time or effort in improving our minds, or our ability to think.
Here he explains that intelligent people are often haphazard and sloppy thinkers: That is, that they are not necessarily or inherently good thinkers; and that conversely, poor thinkers, and even unintelligent people can improve their thinking to a surprising degree. Intelligence, according to the author, is the skill with which one's thinking is conducted.
As always, de Bono brings his own arsenal of examples and diagrams to drive his many points home. Unlike his five-day course in thinking, which deals with "thinking in practice," this book delves into the more abstract and into the philosophy of good thinking habits, and how to achieve them. It is the perfect follow-up to the author's Five-day Course in Thinking.
Five Stars
Inspirational August 6, 2007
All of De Bono's works are highly inspiring and this book is no different. I also recommend Eightstorm: 8-Step Brainstorming for Innovative Managers.
The basic tools are here June 14, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
My Profile: 40+ yo, sales engineer.
I write this review after lending book to a good friend. he was unsatisfied because it did not provide a theoretical frame or basis from where to construct a logical thesis. This is precisely what the book tries to avoid, a dogmatic approach to thinking... and perhaps my friend's reaction shows the difference between pragamatic philosophy and those based on "first principles"..
Chapter 4- Perception & Schemes (this refers to the spanish edition 1987 Plaza & Janez) alone is worth the price of the book and is a a principle worth hanging on a frame right in front of your desk, the problems you face in the world are mainly perception problems... and the complexities inherent in it...
This is a book to challange your "default" or habitual mode of your problem solving.. simple but not simplistic.. its the use of the tool what matter.. because it can lead you to a newer perception.
Teacher & Engineer March 7, 2005
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This will be a good introductory book on how to think effectively. I gave it 5 stars due to both its content's qaulity and low price.
I would highly recommend to have this. book on every my family's library bookshelf.
 A collection of skills rather than a well-organised course November 15, 2004
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
If you can read this book through, the one thing that may really stick in your mind should be the large number of acronyms brought forth by the author:-
PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting)
APC (Alternatives, Possibilities, Choices)
CAF (consider all factors)
C&S (Consequence & Sequel)
EBS (examine both sides)
ADI (Agreement, Disagreement, Irrelevance)
OPV (Other People's Views)
etc etc, all skills supposed to enhance readers' ability to think, to jump out of perceptions and patterns of thinking that the author regards as the biggest block against our creativity. Ironically, the author had reserved only 18 pages for his renowned "Laternal Thinking", that he had gone thru related methods of "Stepping Stone" (treat an idea of its movement value instead of just its judgement value), "Escape" (think of alternatives for things we take for granted) and "Random stimulation" (open ourselves to influence other than those we directly look for).
What had been written so far might seem rather a collection of jargons than an organised passage with clear objectives. However, I assure you that you will get the same bad feeling from reading the book. Perhaps the author had published so many books that it became too hard for him to write a new one with original, flesh, and practical examples and ideas at all. In that case you really want to read something from de Bono, the "Six Thinking Hats" is a much better choice.
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