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Difference between books – "Lateral Thinking" and "Serious Creativity"
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Bhuvaneshwar Joshi replied to Thomas Kjellberg's discussion 'Difference between books – "Lateral Thinking" and "Serious Creativity"'

You are right ideally both mean same but beginers are likely to use LT for frivoluos applications and only when they have learnt the skills would graduate to Serious Creativity. Beejay

February 23

Franis replied to Thomas Kjellberg's discussion 'Difference between books – "Lateral Thinking" and "Serious Creativity"'

I second that observation of how much I have come to trust the conclusions of de Bono's writing. The earlier books were much more difficult to wade through because they contained so much content and were written in an academic style. Later de Bono b…

February 1

Chris Rodgers replied to Thomas Kjellberg's discussion 'Difference between books – "Lateral Thinking" and "Serious Creativity"'

Hi Thomas/Kim, I am a big fan of the early books because these were rooted in explanations of the self-organizing, patterning nature of the brain. This provides the rationale for the lateral thinking process and the various techniques that flow fro…

January 30

Kim Jones replied to Thomas Kjellberg's discussion 'Difference between books – "Lateral Thinking" and "Serious Creativity"'

Hello Thomas Lateral Thinking is one book of many that de Bono wrote in the 70s and 80s on the subject of the behaviour of assymetric patterning systems like the human brain/mind. 'Lateral Thinking' actually means 'Serious Creativity', so the two b…

January 30

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Difference between books – "Lateral Thinking" and "Serious Creativity"

Hello,the topic says most, I wonder the main difference between the books; Lateral Thinking and Serious Creativity. I already have Six Thinking Hats and Thinking Course, but want some more insight in the different techniques and methods for lateral…

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