The thinker and writer Edward de Bono, who has died aged 88, once suggested that the Arab-Israeli conflict might be solved with Marmite. De Bono suggested the daughter should pick either bag, but fumble and drop her stone on to the path. It is lateral thinking that creates new ideas – Einstein and Darwin, according to De Bono, were lateral thinkers. In Six Thinking Hats, De Bono suggested that business meetings might be more efficient if attendees wore imaginary colour-coded hats. In 1991, he set up Advanced Practical Thinking Training (now de Bono Thinking Systems) to teach corporations how to apply his ideas.

Source: The Guardian June 10, 2021 14:13 UTC