34 ordspråk av Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono
A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely not happen.
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An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
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Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
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Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.
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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
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Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.
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Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain
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I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role.
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If you never change your mind, why have one?
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If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.
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In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.
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In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures.
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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
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