{"id":579,"date":"2011-09-19T09:13:10","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T09:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/blog\/?p=579"},"modified":"2024-02-29T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:48:15","slug":"edward-de-bono-update-the-audacity-of-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/edward-de-bono-update-the-audacity-of-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward de Bono Update &#8211; The Audacity of Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_584\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edwarddebono.co.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584\" class=\"size-full wp-image-584 \" title=\"www.sixthinkinghats.co.uk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/sth-co-uk.jpg\" alt=\"De Edward de Bono's world renowned thinking\" width=\"140\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">De Edward de Bono&#8217;s world renowned thinking<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In an interview released yesterday on the Times of Malta, Edward de Bono demonstrates his passion for better thinking in Governments.<\/p>\n<p>An excerpt of the interview reads:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThe motivation of politicians is to survive,\u201d he points out as he recounts an anecdote later about when he told British Prime Minister David Cameron in a letter to appoint a Minister of Thinking. \u201cThey\u2019re always cautious about taking an initiative which could expose them to criticism.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click here for the full interview&#8230; 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