More than Knowledge: CoRT Thinking Skills Training

Author: [British] Edward de Bono
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The quality of thinking determines the quality of the future. For the past, you can analyze; but for the future, you cannot design. What matters is not judging "what is" but thinking "what could be." Ensuring the correctness of every step actually limits creativity. Analyzing information can only help us select an idea from stored standard perspectives, not help us discover a new idea. The essence of traditional thinking methods lies in eliminating false, chaotic, and erroneous assumptions, rather than proposing better ideas and methods. "Possibility" may be the most important word in the field of thinking. It is the power of "possibility" that has brought such great progress to Western science and technology. All of humanity should deepen its understanding of the relationship between certainty and possibility. We develop our thoughts within our inner world of perception, looking forward to the future or looking back at the past. Value design determines everything. Knowledge cannot replace thinking. In the education system, the phenomenon of "learning without application, high scores but low ability" is widespread, resulting in a huge waste of human resources. The training of thinking is designed to make up for the shortcomings of the education system. The purpose of this training is—to enable people to master the ability to use knowledge and experience more effectively. This book discusses the training of thinking skills in a practical way. It is not engaged in philosophical speculation but, based on the world's largest thinking skills training program, uses a step-by-step training process to improve people's thinking abilities. The book is divided into two parts. The first part is about the general principles of thinking training. It attempts to clarify the necessity of teaching thinking as a skill that can be improved through self-focus. The arguments and insights in this part are based on long-term observation and practice of thinking phenomena and thinking teaching. The second part introduces the 60 tools of the complete CoRT thinking training course, explaining in detail the thinking skills from six aspects: breadth, organization, interaction, creativity, information and emotion, and action. The CoRT course provides us with a comprehensive thinking framework and offers many opportunities for practice, until we can use it as a and apply it to various situations. The philosophy of the CoRT thinking training course is: simple, practical, clear, focused, and serious. Experience has proven that after receiving CoRT thinking training, people's personal abilities can be rapidly improved, and their ability to analyze and solve problems is effectively enhanced. Currently, this course has been widely applied in dozens of countries around the world and is directly used as a guide for millions of people in their learning, work, and daily lives. This book studies the cultivation of creative thinking abilities, explains the general principles of thinking training, and provides the 60 tools of the CoRT thinking training course for thinking skills training in areas such as breadth, organization, and creativity.