Lateral Thinking and Edward de Bono

Dr Edward de Bono is regarded as the leading international authority in conceptual and creative thinking and in the teaching of thinking as a skill. 

He originated the term 'Lateral Thinking™', which now has an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, and is well known for the deliberate creative techniques associated with it and for the powerful Six Thinking Hats® method. His instruction has be en sought by governments and by the foremost corporations throughout the world such as IBM, NTT (Japan), DuPont, Prudential, Shell, Eriksson, Ciba-Geigy, Ford and many others.

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What is Lateral Thinking?

 

De Bono: Six Thinking Hats

Course Overview

Six Thinking Hats is a surprisingly simple and proven technique that provides everyone with the enthusiasm, creativity and courage to make every meeting, every discussion, every decision come alive with new ideas.

  

Who should attend

Managers who want more outcome from their brain-storming, meeting or discussion.

  

Course objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Increase the constructive output from meetings and decrease meeting times
  • Explore each situation or problem and generate alternatives that go beyond obvious solutions
  • Use 'Parallel Thinking' techniques as a powerful alternative to Adversarial Thinking

  

Course content

  • Hold critical meetings without emotions or egos making bad decisions
  • Avoid the easy but mediocre decisions by knowing how to dig deeper
  • Increase productivity and even more important -- be more effective
  • Make creative solutions the norm
  • Maximize and organize each person's thoughts and ideas
  • Get to the right solution quickly and with a shared vision
  • Make fast, smart efficient decisions
  • Improve the quality of your thinking
  • Encourage yourself to think outside the square through co-operation, exploration and innovation
  • Learn to use the 6 Thinking Hats © technique

 

Duration

One day workshop

$600.00 + GST per person

1 on 1 executive coaching (one half day 4 hours)

$1500 + GST

Small group training available (2-3 people - one half day 4 hours)

$1500 + GST

 

  •  Ask us about our one day intensive workshop availability.

 

Special Offer

  • Call us to find out if you qualify for our special two for one offer.

 

Training Delivery Options

  • Single booking for public program
  • In-house program enquiries welcome
  • One on one or Small Group Corporate Coaching available

For more information or to book this training program with BSI Learning:

02 9215 0196 katrena.friel@bsilearning.com.au 

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