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Edward De Bono is known for popularising the concepts of lateral thinking, six thinking hats and the CoRT analysis.
What are the 3 main contributions that he is known for?
Edward De Bono wrote about the development of the Lateral Thinking and Six Thinking Hats methods, which offer structured ways to improve creativity and problem-solving in his book.
What is the title of the book?
Rigid Jumping, Jumping to Conclusion, Single-Cause Fallacy, Assumption of a Right Answer, Over-Complexity, Emotional Thinking, Inability to Escape Dominant Ideas
What are the 7 errors in thinking?
Edward De Bono once said, "If you never change your mind, why have one?"
What is the famous quote by Edward De Bono?
Jumping to conclusions
What is the 2nd error in thinking?
A cognitive pattern where individuals approach problems and situations with a narrow and inflexible mindset.
What is rigid thinking?
cognitive bias where individuals attribute a complex problem to a single, oversimplified cause when, in reality, there are multiple contributing factors
What is single-cause fallacy?
Occurs when individuals rely primarily on their emotions, feelings, or personal biases when making decisions or assessing situations, without engaging in a rational or logical analysis
When does emotional thinking occur?
individuals make a problem or solution more complicated than it needs to be, often resulting in unnecessary confusion, inefficiency, or difficulties in understanding
When does over-complexity occur?
Gather sufficient information, consider alternative explanations, practice critical thinking, seek evidence
What are the ways to avoid jumping to conclusions?
A person makes judgement purely on anger without any clear and logical reasoning.
Limit creative thinking and exploration of alternative possibilities.
What does assumption of a right answer do?
This error can lead to inaccurate conclusions and poor decision-making.
What can jumping to conclusions lead to?
A leader of a group decides that only this specific way is the right way to do the project without considering other ways.
What is an example of assuming a right answer?
Streamlined design and feature set, which would make the software easier to understand, use, and maintain rather than an overcomplicated design for a software.
What would be a good example of avoiding Over-Complexity?
Seek solutions that are as straightforward and efficient as possible
What does avoiding Over-Complexity do?
use of lateral thinking
How to overcome inability to escape dominant ideas?
encourages individuals to recognize and mitigate the influence of emotions and biases in decision-making processes, and instead, engage in more structured and analytical thinking to arrive at well-informed and unbiased conclusions.
What does de Bono's approach towards emotional thinking do?
de Bono advocates for the use of lateral thinking to encourage more flexible and creative problem-solving
How to overcome rigid thinking?
Make a more comprehensive analysis to consider all relevant factors and their interactions.
How to avoid single-cause fallacy?
Restricts the group's capacity to explore innovative and potentially more effective solutions to the problem.
What does inability to escape dominant ideas do?
A team of students chose to do a poster for every assignment they do. They don't explore other ways of doing their assignment
What is an example of rigid thinking?
Individuals can avoid making hasty judgments and oversimplified conclusions, which can lead to more effective and innovative problem-solving.
What can overcoming single-cause fallacy do?
Increase chances of finding a more innovative and creative solution.
What does exploring multiple possibilities do?
Individuals and groups can explore fresh perspectives and identify innovative approaches to challenges.
What can people do by breaking free from established thought patterns