Notes

The writer’s toolbox

1 A key figure in the field of creative thinking is Edward de Bono. His research in the concept of lateral thinking and his Six Thinking Hats technique have changed the way individuals and businesses approach creative problem-solving. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Thinking_Hats (www.debonogroup.com)

2 Gelb, Michael J. How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. Delacorte Press, 1998, pp 57–58.

3 One of the people most closely associated with mind mapping is the British psychologist Tony Buzan. Buzan studied the brain and hemispheric symmetry research of neuroscientist Roger Sperry. As a result of this and related research, Buzan developed a technique for utilizing the “whole brain” when generating ideas, which he called the ...

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