All Blog Posts Tagged 'de' (9)

New Book with Edward de Bono foreword

I thought to share some great news with the society. I have recently finished my latest book and requested Edward if he would kindly write the foreword to it. The foreword that Edward wrote for "Change Directions" has to be one the greatest heights of my writing / training career.I will update the society with publication date at the beginning of the year.

Added by Georges Philips on June 29, 2010 at 14:55 — 11 Comments

How Aquaponics Can Benefit Those Displaced by Oil Spill

I came up with this idea using de Bono creative thinking techniques. Then I found out there is a whole genre of highly developed skills addressing it that already exists! Since I was talking about it in a group section for members only, I decided to repost it here so anyone can have a look.

It addressed the question of how to benefit those who (both animal and human) had been affected by the Gulf Oil Spill. My idea is that people be paid to set up in business as aquaponic growers in… Continue

Added by Franis on June 23, 2010 at 11:19 — 2 Comments

Edward de Bono Charity Auction for 2 Causes in Kenya

I'm organising an auction on behalf of 2 worthwhile causes operating out of Kilifi in Southern Kenya.

Edward has generously provided 3 signed presentation slides for auction. Each illustration was draw during Edward's Key note address during at the Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit on Wednesday the 16th of September 09.

The last time Edward auctioned off slides for charity he raised £400 per slide, so fingers crossed!…

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Added by Sean Kirwan on September 25, 2009 at 16:30 — No Comments

Dream Building

A lifetime of struggling against the status quo tends to beat creativity out of people. Isolation is a dream-killer. Innovators must fight to get their most brilliant solutions accepted, and the when acceptance comes, others take the credit. Let's imagine the opposite.

Let's say it's a given that we have an audience of self-selected innovators with a high level of operacy in the real world. If Dr. Edward were addressing such a crowd, certainly it would be a very interesting talk that… Continue

Added by Franis on August 29, 2009 at 14:00 — 11 Comments

The de Bono Weekly Message - "Creative Challenge" - from Indigo

Here is a creative Challenge for you. Most existing sports have been around a long time. The Challenge is to invent a new sport. There are the following requirements: READ MORE

Added by www.indigobusiness.co.uk on May 5, 2009 at 17:16 — No Comments

de Bono codes

** UPDATED**

I would like to see the de Bono Code used extensively here in the de Bono Society.

Irrespective of whether or not these codes are perfect, I think we should be giving them a trial run here as we exchange messages. There is nothing to lose.

I intend to maintain and update a list of codes that might be particularly suited to this forum, below.

Hopefully members will start using these codes and then the site admin can establish an… Continue

Added by Phil Bachmann on April 23, 2009 at 12:00 — 7 Comments

The Edward de Bono Weekly Message - Economic Crisis

The current economic crisis requires some new thinking. It will not get that. There will be a lot of analysis and references to the 1930 crisis.

The methods for influencing the local economy are very limited. There are interest rate changes and there are tax changes. If there is inflation you raise the interest rate. If you are in the eurozone you cannot do that because interest rates are set by the Central Bank in Europe and if other countries do not have inflation you cannot raise… Continue

Added by www.indigobusiness.co.uk on April 7, 2009 at 16:17 — No Comments

Fix it with FICS?

Suppose that the present economic crisis is 30% real, 50% media hyped panic and 20% game-playing. What is game playing? If a corporation has long wanted to get rid of some workers this is not easy to do in normal times because a big lay-off would lead to a slump in share price. With the excellent excuse of the credit crunch it now becomes possible to lay off thousands of workers.

Fear of losing a job leads people to curtail their spending, which in turn lead to more job losses… Continue

Added by Edward de Bono on March 25, 2009 at 14:30 — 4 Comments

The first deBonoSociety.com monthly podcast

Our first podcast was recorded in the 3M offices in Dublin. I was joined by Rob Mol the General Manager of 3M and by Seán Kirwan Managing Director of Denobi.

In a very interesting discussion we covered:

• New Ideas in Difficult Times

• Why more information is not enough

• The importance of simplicity

Get involved and have your say:

Post your comments or questions here and we’ll respond were possible in the next podcast or online at the… Continue

Added by Edward de Bono on March 14, 2009 at 11:00 — No Comments