Edward de Bono

Edward de Bono

Edward de Bono is regarded as the leading international authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation, and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. Born in Malta, Edward de Bono was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and has held faculty appointments at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and Harvard. He is an M.D. with a Ph.D. in psychology and physiology. Edward de Bono's medical background in biological information systems inspired and enabled him not only to teach thinking but also to design thinking methods.

Although the Edward de Bono methods are based on a fundamental understanding of how the brain handles information, they are designed to be very simple and practical, and are utilized by people of all ages and professions, including Nobel Prize laureates and corporate executives at some of the world's largest organizations.  The Edward de Bono Thinking Systems are simple, practical, and powerful. Facilitators, project managers, team leaders, and many others utilize the Edward de Bono training programs: Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats Edward de Bono's Lateral Thinking Edward de Bono's Course in Creativity Edward de Bono's Focus on Facilitation Edward de Bono's DATT Edward de Bono's Simplicity Edward de Bono's Six Value Medals

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If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd."
- Edward de Bono

History of the Edward de Bono Thinking Systems

In 1991, Edward de Bono arranged for the incorporation of de Bono Thinking Systems (previously APTT) to publish his training materials and to certify instructors to teach his thinking methods.

de Bono Thinking Systems now supports 29 distributors and over 900 certified instructors in over 35 countries.

Work With the #1 Edward de Bono Distributor, de Bono Consulting

Edward de Bono personally trained and certified our Founder and CEO, and Lifetime Certified de Bono Master Trainer, Barbara Stennes. de Bono Consulting is the #1 worldwide de Bono Thinking Systems Distributor.

Hire a Certified de Bono Trainer deliver an Edward de Bono training seminar, facilitate an upcoming meeting using the Edward de Bono Thinking Systems, or present a keynote session on creative thinking and innovation.

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"The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future."
- Edward de Bono

Edward de Bono Interview on the Bloomberg Network

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Night Talk: Interview With Edward de Bono (part 1) Bloomberg-Clip - (BLOOM-Clip) Feb. 26, 2008. 12:32 AM EST Edward de Bono, Author of 'Free Or Unfree: Are Americans Really Free?'

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Night Talk: Interview With Edward de Bono (part 2) Bloomberg-Clip - (BLOOM-Clip) Feb. 26, 2008. 12:40 AM EST

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Night Talk: Interview With Edward de Bono (part 3) Bloomberg-Clip - (BLOOM-Clip) Feb. 26, 2008. 12:50 AM EST

"The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results."
- Edward de Bono