Edward DeBono The teaching of thinking

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Edward DeBonoThe teaching of thinking

• By Catherine Chacon
• TIE 512

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Edward Debono

• Dr. Debono was born in Malta
• He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford
• He holds several degrees from Oxford and
  Cambridge.
• a D. Des (Doctor of Design) from the Royal
  Melbourne Institute of Technology
• He has written 62 books that are in 37 languages
  and has spoken in 58 countries.

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The teaching of thinking

• Edward de Bono is regarded by many as the leading
  authority in the field of creative thinking,
  innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as
  a skill. He is equally renowned for his
  development of the Six Thinking Hats technique
  and the Direct Attention Thinking Tools
  (D.A.T.T.) framework.

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Debono Believes

• Thinking is a skill that can be taught
  deliberately.
• Thinking can be taught directly as a curriculum
  subject in schools.
• In the USA and elsewhere around the world an
  increasing number of schools are putting thinking
  on to the curriculum as a skill and separate
  class.
• Debono says that Teaching knowledge is not
  enough. In order to survive and thrive in a
  complex world every youngster leaving school
  needs to be equipped with basic thinking skills.
  Just being good at argument and critical thinking
  is insufficient.
• According to Debono thinking is The operational
  skill with which intelligence acts upon
  experience

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Edward Debono has developed

• DATT framework
• Six Thinking Hats framework
• Six action shoes framework
• Lateral Thinking
• Parallel Thinking
• The Debono Code
• CoRT thinking Lessons - CoRT stands for Cognitive
  Research Trust. The program was designed for
  schools and is now widely in use throughout the
  world.

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DATT Framework (Direct Attention Thinking Tools)

• Tool 1 Consequences and Sequels
• Look ahead to see the consequences of some
  action, plan, decision or rule
• Tool 2 Plus, Minus, Interesting
• Ensure that all sides of a matter have been
  considered before a decision or commitment is
  made
• Tool 3 Recognise, Analyse, Divide
• Break a larger concept into smaller, more
  manageable parts
• Tool 4 Consider All Factors
• Explore all factors related to an action,
  decision or plan
• Tool 5 Aims, Goals, Objectives
• Focus directly and deliberately on the intention
  behind actions

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Continued

• Tool 6 Alternatives, Possibilities,
• Deliberately try to find alternatives
• Tool 7 Other People's Views
• Choices Look at other people's viewpoints
• Tool 8 Key Values Involved
• Ensure that out thinking serves our values
• Tool 9 First Important Priorities
• Select the most important ideas, factors,
  objectives
• Tool 10 Design, Decisions, Outcome, Channels,
  Action
• Direct attention to the outcome of the thinking
  and action that follows

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Six Thinking Hats Framework

• White HatWhite hat thinkers focus on the data
  available.
• Red HatRed hat thinkers look at the decision
  using intuition, gut reaction, and emotion.
• Black HatBlack hat thinkers look at things
  pessimistically, cautiously and defensively.
• Yellow HatYellow hat thinkers think positively.
  
• Green HatGreen Hat thinkers think with
  creativity.
• Blue HatBlue Hat thinkers think in a process
  control way.

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Six Action Shoes Framework

• NAVY FORMAL SHOES
• Routines and formal procedures
• (A pilot completing a complex pre-flight check)
• ORANGE GUMBOOTS
• Explosions and danger
• (Reacting to a sudden hostile takeover bid)
• PINK SLIPPERS
• Warmth and relaxed comfort
• (Comforting a colleague who didnt get the
  promotion)
• BROWN BROGUES
• Sensible and practical
• (Cutting through red tape and get the new
  building finished on schedule)
• GREY TRAINERS
• Thinking and investigation
• (Collecting competitive information for
  launching a new brand of baby food)
• PURPLE RIDING BOOTS
• Authority
• (Issuing orders to your staff to complete an
  urgent job)

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Lateral and Parallel Thinking

• Lateral thinking is concerned not with playing
  with the existing pieces but with seeking to
  change those very pieces. Lateral thinking is
  concerned with the perception part of thinking.
  This is where we organize the external world into
  the pieces we can then 'process'.
• With 'parallel thinking' both sides or all
  parties are thinking in parallel in the same
  direction. There is co-operative and co-ordinated
  thinking. The direction itself can be changed in
  order to give a full scan of the situation. But
  at every moment each thinker is thinking in
  parallel with all the other thinkers.

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Debono Code

• The "de Bono Code Book" sets out eighteen
  different codes for complex situations. There are
  negotiating codes, youth codes, meeting codes,
  project status codes, travel codes, relationship
  codes etc.
• It may be difficult for a youngster to say to his
  or her parents "Mum, I am in deep trouble. I
  need your help and advice. But I do not want the
  usual sermons, preaching and 'I told you so'. Can
  we work on this together? Can we discuss it? Can
  you help me?"
• Some youngsters might find that awkward to say.
  How much easier to say "Mum, I have an 8/1
  here.
• There are 257 codes which become an
  'inter-language' for international use (among
  other benefits such as compression for
  m-commerce).

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Debono Videos

• http//gsa-ada.org/2009/articles/78/the-de-bono-co
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• There are some videos on creativity, lateral and
  parallel thinking, the six hats, critical
  thinking for children and others.

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References

• http//www.edwarddebono.com
• http//www.edwdebono.com/
• http//www.edwdebono.com/debono/tt.htm
• http//www.edwdebono.com/debono/gamesi.htm -
  Thinking Games
• http//debonoforschools.com/pdfs/80850_CoRT1_Intro
  duction_Section.pdf - CoRT Thinking Lessons
• http//www.edwdebono.com/debono/workdatt.htm
• http//www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_07.h
  tm
• http//www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/foundation2/Think/
  DeBono
• http//www.edwarddebono.com/concept8.htm