BEAUTIFUL MIND


Edward De Bono (2004). How to Have a Beautiful Mind.


DeBono has a PhD from Oxford and wrote over 67 books at the time of this writing.

cultivating a beautiful mind is about exploring and enjoying the art of conversation instead of argumentation and debate...


some of the tips for practice in conversations include:

asking "what if" questions to stimulate interest

noticing adjectives...connections to another's feelings

for topics that interest you, ask: "tell me more about..."

use the 6 thinking hats to EXPLORE any topic...the hats are symbolically represented as colors:

white=gather information

red=focus on emotions

black=look critically

yellow=see the positive

green=explore creative options

blue=plan/organize

to explore, say: "put your...hat on"

for a controversial topic, put ALL the ideas down in parallel, look for:

common ground and 

points of difference as hypotheses to be tested

new information means a new decision

have fun by learing new things, especially those practical things you can use 

 


 

 


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