Dr Edward de Bono

Career: Univ of Cambridge: asst dir of res Dept of Investigative Med 1963-76, lectr in med 1976-83; fndr and dir Cognitive Research Trust Cambridge 1971-83, sec gen Supranational Independent Thinking Orgn (SITO) 1983-, fndr Int Creative Forum 1990-, prof of thinking Univ of Pretoria 2002-, fndr The World Centre for New Thinking 2004, Da Vinci prof of thinking Univ of Advancing Technol Arizona 2006; chm Cncl Young Enterprise Europe 1998-; invited to be king: Geraldton WA 2000, Margaret River WA 2000, Launceston Tasmania 2002; the planet formerly known as DE 73 named Edebono by the Naming Ctee of the Int Astronomic Union; TV series: de Bono's Course in Thinking (BBC), The Greatest Thinkers (WDR Germany); lectured extensively worldwide; Carl Sloane Award Int Assoc of Mgmnt Consulting Firms 2006; Hon LLD Univ of Dundee 2005

Books and Publications: incl: The Use of Lateral Thinking (1967), Lateral Thinking; A Textbook of Creativity (1970), Wordpower (1977), de Bono's Thinking Course (1982), Six Thinking Hats (1985), Letters to Thinkers (1987), I am Right, You are Wrong (1990), Handbook for the Positive Revolution (1991), Six Action Shoes (1991), Teach Your Child to Think (1992), Serpetition (1992), Serious Creativity (1992), Textbook of Wisdom (1993), Teach Yourself to Think (1994), Water Logic (1995), Parallel Thinking (1996), How to be More Interesting (1997), Mind Pack (1997), Simplicity (1998), Super Mind Pack (1998), Why I Want to be King of Australia (1999), New Thinking for the New Millennium (1999), Textbook of Wisdom (2000), The de Bono Code (2000), Why So Stupid: How the Human Race has Never Learned to Think (2003), How to Have a Beautiful Mind (2004), Six Value Medals (2005), H+ a new religion? (2006), How to Have Creative Ideas: 62 exercises to develop the mind (2007), Are Americans Really Free? (2007), Six Frames for Looking at Information (2008), Think: before it is too late (2009)