{"id":121,"date":"2009-09-29T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2009-09-29T14:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/blog\/?p=121"},"modified":"2025-11-06T16:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:54:05","slug":"can-life-really-be-made-more-%e2%80%98simple%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/can-life-really-be-made-more-%e2%80%98simple%e2%80%99\/","title":{"rendered":"Can life really be made more \u2018simple\u2019?&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday in Central London, 24 delegates at Indigo\u2019s Simplicity&#x2122; workshop were finding out.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Edward de Bono\u2019s workshop follows the success of his globally-renowned Simplicity book, and helps people recognise the value and need for simplicity, teaching a range of innovative<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/de-bonos-lateral-thinking\"> Lateral Thinking<\/a> techniques to design new, more simple systems of doing things, into today\u2019s ever complex world.<\/p>\n<p>Words such as \u2018lean thinking\u2019, \u2018reduction \/ cutting&#8217; and &#8216;re-design&#8217; were hot topics at yesterday\u2019s workshop.<\/p>\n<p>To find out how taking the \u2018simple\u2019 approach can benefit you, your team or your company, call Indigo\u2019s client team for further information.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck,<\/p>\n<p>Adam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday in Central London, 24 delegates at Indigo\u2019s Simplicity&#x2122; workshop were finding out. 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