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Master Class and Six Thinking Hats Accreditation
We are running an accreditation programme for the Six Thinking Hats on the 19 - 21 August 2009 with a Master Trainer who has been personally trained by Dr Edward de Bono. As part of this programme, you can register for a one-day course in the Six Thinking Hats on the 19 October 2007, or a two- day Master Class on the 19 and 20 August 2009. The course will be held in Melbourne.
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Sporting Events come to Life with Lateral Thinking
In 1976 Montreal, Canada, hosted the Olympic Games. Montreal incurred such large debt, that it was only able to pay it off in 1993! Thereafter the International Olympic Committee struggled to find a willing host for the Games and were forced to think differently to keep the games alive. Solutions came when one man, Peter Uberroth, adopted the techniques of lateral thinking to turn the games around - from a loss into a profit. The very next host, Barcelona, are still reaping the financial rewards today. Uberroth’s thinking was written up in an article called "Lateral Logic" in which he widely attributed Edward de Bono’s lateral thinking tools as a means of finding successful solutions to the challenging problems of large scale sporting events.
This month we will look at the versatility of lateral thinking as a skill and how it has been applied to both sport as well as in business. We also look at how why these tools are sometimes not implemented and how businesses can incorporate lateral thinking for everyday success.
Adapted from de Bono Business Solutions - South Africa.
