3 December 2020 Edward de Bono In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.
3 December 2020 Edward de Bono It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
3 December 2020 Edward de Bono Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.
3 December 2020 Edward de Bono We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.
3 December 2020 Edward de Bono The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows us to get use out of it.
3 December 2020 Edward de Bono Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.
3 December 2020 Edward de Bono Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car.
3 December 2020 Edward de Bono Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
