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New Thinking for a New Millennium: The Knowledge Base of Futures Studies (Futures and Education Series)
 
 
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New Thinking for a New Millennium: The Knowledge Base of Futures Studies (Futures and Education Series) [Kindle Edition]

Richard A.Slaughter (Author), Richard A. Slaughter (Editor)
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In this book, Richard Slaughter draws on the relatively new but rapidly developing field of futures studies to illustrate how our thinking must change in order to deal with the challenges presented by the new millennium. In doing so he brings together the latest work from some of the leading international names in futures thinking.

About the Author

Edward de Bono's backlist titles include bestsellers such as; TEXTBOOK OF WISDOM, TEACH YOURSELF TO THINK, SIX THINKING HATS, HOW TO BE MORE INTERESTING and most recently, SIMPLICITY. He lives in London W1.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1943 KB
  • Print Length: 257 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0415129435
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis (30 Mar 2007)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B000P0JN4O
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #406,981 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Thought provoking stuff. 14 April 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Flicking through the books pages you could be fooled into thinking that it's about the human reproductive system. There are many diagrams of these little tadpole things, which are used to express his various ideas. Edward de Bono attacks the idea that Western critical thinking should be regarded as the height of intelligence. He also argues quite convincingly that ideas to do with design and possibility have as much value as critical faculties.
It is an interesting, well-rounded book and not as heavy as you might think. However if you have some of his other stuff (Thinking Course, Six Thinking Hats) you may find that NTFTNM goes over much the same ground. Everyone should read at least one of Edward de Bono's books and this one is a great place to start.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book on a whim after having see the man himself on a TV appearance, he struck me as a man of great wisdom who had the power to focus all the confusion into a clear thought and using this as a start point, develop it to all the possible conclusions.

The beauty of the book is that it is written just as the man thinks. It's structure is far from rigid using a collection of related paragraphs to discuss and offer insight on the subject of active thought. When he identifies a problem, you have difficulty understanding how come no one has mentioned it before, how we have continued to make such errors again and again.

Reading this book will make you consider you thought patterns and in my case, the approach I take to my work. It is so easy to read that you can't help but gain insight and a genuine respect for the man himself.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
No new thinking here 25 April 2002
By obediah - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book contains Edward de Bono's thought on our current system of thinking. He believes that our current system of thinking is excellent, but not enough. He believes we focus too much upon judgement, rather than exploring a subject. He believes we focus too much at looking back to the past rather than designing a way forward.

These are all points with which I wholeheartedly agree. So why did I give this book a low rating? I've only read a few of de Bono's other books, however I can already state that 75% of this book was a rehash of older works. The book is very repetitive, and on numerous occasions he offers the same examples over and over again, albeit in different sections of the book.

How about the 25% that I hadn't seen before? Well, although there is new material, he covers it in a cursory fashion. He offers some new notations, some suggestions for design although I can't see any way to apply these to my thinking. If you haven't read any of de Bono's other books, then go grab them now! If you have read de Bono's other books, then you have already read this one. In summary I can't really recommend this book to anyone.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Old ideas for a new milennium 3 Jan 2002
By Mike Bowman - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Come on, De Bono! if I hadn't managed to pick this for a couple of dollars in the discount bin I'd go for one star. De Bono says (in his book on wisdom) that the rules for mathematics don't change and so each of his books go over the same ground. But no one would explain the multiplication tables in every single one of their books, would they? If you nothing else from De Bono then maybe this is a good summary. Get 'Serious Creativity' instead though is my suggestion.
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more reheated leftovers 29 May 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Another DeBono rehash of previous rehashings. Written without objectivity, stuffed with pompous observations, in a manner to suggest the author is being paid by the word without any interest in delivering original, useful information.
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