Edward de Bono is generally regarded as the leading authority on creative thinking, innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He is equally renowned for his development of the Six Thinking Hats^® technique. He is also the originator of the concept - and formal tools - of Lateral Thinking.

Dr. de Bono was born in Malta. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, holds an M.A. in psychology and physiology from Oxford, a D. Phil in Medicine, 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 Univeristy of Advancing Technology in Phoenix, Arizona appointed Dr. de Bono Da Vinci Professor of Thinking in May 2005.

His techniques focus on improving the elements that constitute perception and the formal design and application of the frameworks required for innovative and creative action.

He has written over 60 books with translations into 40 languages and has been invited to lecture in 58 countries. Many authors and consultants reference or build on de Bono's pioneering work. Some of his better known books include: Mechanism of Mind, Lateral Thinking, Six Hats Thinking and De Bono's Thinking Course.

His methods are now mandatory on the school curriculum in many countries and widely used in others.  including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina, U.K., Italy, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, The Baltic States, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Singapore, Malaysia, India, China, U.S.A., Russia. It is compulsory in all schools in Venezuela. In Malta there is a model show-case for the de Bono Thinking Tools within the national Education Department.

The appeal of Dr. de Bono's work is its simplicity and practicality. It can be used by four year olds and by senior executives; by Down Syndrome youngsters and Nobel Laureates. He has worked with leading corporations such as IBM, Shell, Siemens, DEC, Motorola, M&M Mars, Hoechst-Celanese, Citicorp, Ericsson, Ciba-Geogy and many more.

SIX THINKING HATS COURSE