Edward De Bono's Smart Thinking [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Edward de Bono (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1994

Good thinking is not a matter of intelligence, not a gift -- it is a skill that can be practiced and developed like any other. And whether you're a student, business executive or homemaker, the quality of the way you think is your greatest asset.

Now, the leading international authority in the field of creative thinking and the teaching of thinking skills presents a practical, easy-to-follow program to help you develop the tools and techniques of good thinking.

Lateral Thinking is a revolutionary method of generating new concepts and solutions -- a way to break your traditional patterns to approaching problems and achieve unforeseen, more effective results.

The Six Thinking Hats is a technique that utilizes six very different modes of thinking to achieve more effective problem-solving and decision-making.

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About the Author

Dr. Edward De Bono, creator of the concept of Lateral Thinking, is the leading international authority in the field of creative thinking and the teaching of thinking skills. A former Rhodes scholar and the author of over 45 books, his expertise has been sought by governments, major corporations and educators the world over. Dr. de Bono resides in Great Britain.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition (March 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559272392
• ISBN-13: 978-1559272391
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,482,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I like DeBono, but I don't like this, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Edward De Bono's Smart Thinking (Audio Cassette)

This has its pluses-- a broad survey of DeBono's ideas and tips for improving your thinking methods. DeBono's ideas are excellent and clear, and the 32 page booklet covers them well. So far so good.

What's so irritating about the cassette is that DeBono spends a large percentage of the time tooting his own horn, and making insinuations about other people stealing his ideas. He suggests that the invention of automatic suspension in cars may have been ripped off from an example in an older DeBono book. He spends 5 minutes implying that he deserves partial credit for making the Olympics profitable, because the guy who did, once saw a DeBono presentation. And he whines that random word techniques are suggested by many other authors on creativity, often without giving proper DeBono credit. (And this last isn't exactly a novel idea; the Dadaists probably did it.)

While any of these accusations may be true, who cares? This kind of stuff just shouldn't be on a 1 hour survey course. It is distracting, it is not useful for learning the concepts, and it wastes a large percentage of the hour. I got this as a refresher (I read many of DeBono's books about 12 years ago), but I keep popping it out of the player because I can't stand the attitude.

In short, DeBono's ideas and methods are very much worth learning, and have been a great help to me. But I hope there's a better introduction to them than this cassette.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro into the world of creative thinking., June 13, 1999

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Denis Cowley ([e-mail] (Perryton, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Edward De Bono's Smart Thinking (Audio Cassette)

Read by De Bono himself, makes it all more interesting. Dr. De Bono puts the tools for creative thinking in a nutshell. If you have never been exposed to De bono before, this is a must. If you are a fan of De Bono it acts as a refresher course in the Six Hats and Lateral Thinking tools. I am using this as the 1st step in introducing De Bono's techniques to my top managers.If you like De Bono you will more than enjoy this audio-cassette. This is my preference of all the De Bono audio-cassettes so far.