TEACH YOUR SELF TO

THINK

EDWARD DE BONO

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 Of thinking
Five Stages of Thinking

• Laying down aim, purpose and

objective
• Information available and the
information required. Perceptions
play their role.
• Stage of possibilities. Generative
stage.

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 Of thinking
Five Stages of Thinking

• Next stage is choosing out of

available options, or at least
narrowing down the choices.
• This is the action step. The
implementation of decision.

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 Of thinking
To • To be directed towards the
problem. The aim.
• To achieve
• To attain

Lo • Looking for
• Searching environment
• Gaining more information

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 Of thinking
» The possibilities
Po
» The options
» The choices
» The alternatives
» The courses of
actions
» The way to
» The approaches

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Of thinking

» The narrowing down to one

So or two best results.
» This could be combining the
options.

GO » This suggests progressing

forward and upward.
» Implies positive an
constructive action.

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Of thinking

To Lo Input End

Po

Output end So Go
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