Edward de Bono

Quotes

• “A memory is what is left behind when something happens and does not completely unhappen.”

• “You cannot dig a hole in a different place by digging the same hole deeper.”

• “Humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.”

• “The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.”

• “Once you can see where people come from you can consider if the other person has better information and compare their values and perceptions to yours.”

Books by Edward de Bono in order

Books by Edward de Bono in the order they were published, from The Use of Lateral Thinking (1967) to Think! (2009).

1. 1The Use of Lateral ThinkingThe Use of Lateral Thinking1967
2. 2New ThinkNew Think1968
3. 3The Mechanism of MindThe Mechanism of Mind1969
4. 4Lateral ThinkingLateral Thinking1970
5. 5Lateral Thinking for ManagementLateral Thinking for Management1971
6. 6Practical ThinkingPractical Thinking1971
7. 7Children Solve ProblemsChildren Solve Problems1972
8. 8Teaching ThinkingTeaching Thinking1976
9. 9WordpowerWordpower1977
10. 10OpportunitiesOpportunities1978
11. 11De Bono's Thinking CourseDe Bono's Thinking Course1982
12. 12TacticsTactics1984
13. 13Six Thinking HatsSix Thinking Hats1985
14. 14Teach Your Child How to ThinkTeach Your Child How to Think1990
15. 15Teach Yourself How To ThinkTeach Yourself How To Think1990
16. 16Six Action ShoesSix Action Shoes1991
17. 17Serious CreativitySerious Creativity1992
18. 18Parallel ThinkingParallel Thinking1994
19. 19Teach Yourself to ThinkTeach Yourself to Think1995
20. 20How To Be More InterestingHow To Be More Interesting1997
21. 21The De Bono Code BookThe De Bono Code Book2000
22. 22How to Have a Beautiful MindHow to Have a Beautiful Mind2004
23. 23How to Have Creative IdeasHow to Have Creative Ideas2008
24. 24Think!Think!2009