Wily Walnut’s Blog 2.0

I really enjoyed reading this interview with the now 75-year-old, Edward de Bono: http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2009/01/04/interview.html

In it he calls for an Embassy or “Palace of Thinking”, a grand edifice building that would visually impress the importance and regard we choose to give to the thinking arts in the new millenia.  

This Palace of Thinking would be situated in his homeland of Malta, the tiny Mediterranean island which would be rebranded the Creative Think Tank of the world!

Check out some of Edward de Bono’s other provactive ideas in this article, namely:

1. That he goes to America, as a ‘gift’ from the EU, to teach Presidential elect Obama how to think creatively!

2. The invention of a new spending currency “the Bon”. He explains how that would work.

3. The development of a currency for buying and selling property with a managed exchange rate mechanism to stabilise property markets in times of bubble/bust.

4. What a fat female cross-eyed hunchback can expect if she ever crosses paths with Mr de BONO!

It’s very waffo and you can read it here: The Embassy of Thinking

Great article from Marelisa: Lateral Thinking: Think Out of the Box

Her articles are always so nicely weighted, clear and useful.

Here she explains Edward de Bono’s lateral thinking in an easy to understand and apply way. You’ll enjoy the lateral thinking puzzles she includes too.

‘Lateral Thinking’ by Edward de Bono was first published in 1970. It’s a landmark book in the creativity field. It was the first book on creative thinking that I ever got. It had an impact at 15 years of age and I’m still learning from it 25 years later.