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November 5, 2009 by Holst Group · 1 Comment
Edward de Bono’s Message
Our existing thinking is based largely on recognition and judgement. This leads to logic and the search for the truth. While education has promoted analysis, information, logic and argument we have never promoted the thinking concerned with creating value. Read more
Design in the curriculum!
August 13, 2009 by iainchalmers · Leave a Comment
Edward de Bono’s Message
Schools are all about knowledge and analysis. So are universities. Most human thinking is based on analysis which allows us to identify standard situations and then we can apply the standard behaviour or solution. This is like a doctor in a clinic diagnosing the disease and then prescribing the standard treatment.
Design
February 5, 2009 by Holst Group · 3 Comments
Edward De Bono’s Message
Belief systems are very intolerant of ambiguity. At the Renaissance when Greek thinking came into Europe the Church has a great need for ‘truth’ and logical methods to prove this truth. There was no interest in ‘possibilities’ and ‘ambiguities’. This may have held up human development because the future is designed with possibilities. Truth can only describe the past.
