{"id":225,"date":"2010-07-02T11:44:20","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T11:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/blog\/?p=225"},"modified":"2024-02-29T14:22:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:22:28","slug":"the-de-bono-weekly-message-what-leaders-really-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/the-de-bono-weekly-message-what-leaders-really-want\/","title":{"rendered":"The de Bono Weekly Message – Do you recognise this problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The human brain is designed to recognise. \u00a0<\/span>I described in detail how the brain does this in my book “Mechanism of the Mind”.\u00a0 <\/span>The leading physicist in the world liked my book and commissioned a team of computer experts to simulate what I had described. \u00a0<\/span>They reported that the system worked exactly as claimed. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So if the brain is a recognition machine, this means that most of our thinking is judgemental. \u00a0<\/span>This has serious consequences – especially in international affairs and Leadership.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Edward de Bono – June 28th, 2010<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information about Dr Edward de Bono<\/a><\/strong>, or if you would like to learn his internationally renowned Six Thinking Hats\u00ae<\/a>, Lateral Thinking<\/a>, or Focus on Facilitation™ <\/a>techniques; simply click on the links, or call us on +44 (0)20 3836 8640.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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