Edward de Bono

Edward de Bono (born May 19, 1933, in Malta) is a British physician, author, inventor, and consultant. He is best known as the originator of the term lateral thinking (structured creativity) and the leading proponent of the deliberate teaching of thinking in schools. Edward de Bono studied at St Edward's College in Malta and subsequently gained a medical degree from the Royal University of Malta. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford where he gained an M.A. in psychology and physiology. He also has a D. Phil in Medicine and a Ph.D. from Cambridge, a D. Des (Doctor of Design) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; an LL.D. from Dundee. He holds professorships at the Universities of Malta, Pretoria, Dublin City University, and the University of Central England. The New University of Advancing Technology in Phoenix AZ appointed Dr. de Bono Da Vinci Professor of Thinking in May 2005. He was formerly married, has two sons and resides on the Channel Islands. In 1969 de Bono... full article at wikipedia