I am setting down here some 'de Bono Laws' which must be very obvious to anyone who has been reading my work. They may well overlap with other 'laws'.
- Any self-organising system with a time line must produce patterns.
- Such patterns are necessarily asymmetric.
- With asymmetric patterns there is an essential need for creativity.
- In such systems there is an absolute need for provocation and for random entry.
- Any valuable creative idea will always be logical in hindsight.
İEdward de Bono 1998
I sense a growing frustration with our existing thinking systems. But education and other institutions are locked into a very stable equilibrium. What are the sensitive points in the system? What are the points where significant influence for change can be exerted - and how? How can the Creative Team and other like minded people make a difference? I welcome suggestions. (Send suggestions to edwdebono@msn.com with subject: 'de Bono Laws')
Edward de Bono
19th April 1998
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