Teach Yourself To Think - Edward

De Bono

Edward De Bono & His Book …

A Physician, Psychologist, Author, Inventor & Consultant

‘TO’Where do I want to go

to ???

‘LO’The

Information stage

‘PO’What are the

Possibilities ???

‘SO’What is the

Outcome ???

‘GO’Putting the Thinking to

Work

The Five Stages of Thinking …

• The word“ TO” implies Destination.• The 1st stage of Thinking is concerned

with Purpose.• What will Be the purpose of thinking

??? - Problem - strategy - creative making - explanation - Initiative - Task - Achieve a dream - Invention - Decision - General Improvement

TO…Where do I want to go to ???

The word ‘TO’ symbolizes : where am I going to ? Be Clear about purpose & spell it out.

Be clear about what you have finally decided to wards.

Redefine it, Broaden OR Narrow it.

Summary of the ‘TO’ stage

The Symbol for the ‘LO’ stage of thinking means Collects Information from all 4 directions / Locations.

This is the 2nd stage of Thinking Purpose.

Feelings ( Subjective & Messey ) - What are my Feeling about

this matter ? - What are the feelings of the

other people involved ? Ask questions Like : - Is Information Enough - What are the source of

information - Quality & Quantity of

information - Perception - Analysis of Information

LO… The Information Stage

Summary of the ‘LO’ stage We set out to gather information, perceptions & Feeling We need to direct our Search for Information with Guesses We should record the information but also note the Quality of the information. We need to develop ideas, possibilities & designs.

This stage tells us about ‘Multiple Possibilities’

It is generative & productive stage of thinking.

We need to develop possibilities Three Level of Possibilities : 1. Possibility 2. Fantasy 3. Provocation

E.g. :- Imagine that you are standing on the top of a burning building.

1. Possibility :- It is that the fire engines are on the way. It is possible that you might be rescued.

2. Fantasy :- To believe that superman will swoop out of the sky to rescue you.

3. Provocation:- that the building might melt down & deposit you on the ground.

PO … What are the Possibilities

The purpose of this stage is to produce outcome from the various possibilities & alternatives.

This is the 4th stage. Evaluation & Assessment by asking :- - Is this idea worth doing ? - Can it be done ? - What are the benefits ? - Why do we need to make

this decision ? - What are the possible

problems ? SO stage is completed by 4 sub

stages :- - Development - Evaluation - Choice - Decision

SO … What is the Outcome ???

This stage indicates moving forward & upward step by step

GO stage is that the problem solution has to be practical, because you are going to consider how to apply.

You are not just going to leave it in air as ‘solution’ for someone else to use.

Thinking & action are not separate. Thinking should continue into action stage.

The output of thinking must be put into the Real world.

It’s not enough to think of a solution to a problem, you also need to consider how that solution will be put into action.

GO … Putting the Thinking to work

Thinking does not only have to be about complicated problem &

Puzzle. Thinking is not only valid when matters are very difficult.

Enjoy thinking about simple things where you will get answers. In that way you will build up your skill in

thinking, confidence, enjoyment in that skill.

Because something is easy doesn’t mean that it is not worth doing. It is better to do something easy & to do it really well than to

seek only to do difficult thing & not to Succeed at all.

Enjoy Your Thinking skill… !!!