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A Little Lateral Thinking

4 Extra Debut. Stephen Smith explores how the 鈥榣ateral thinking鈥�, coined by Edward de Bono, became a by-word for creativity. From 2017.

Edward de Bono was the man who coined the term 鈥渓ateral thinking鈥�.

From Tony Blair to Richard Branson, the Eurythmics to Mikhail Gorbachev, de Bono鈥檚 influence has been impressive.

Stephen Smith dons his lateral thinking cap to ask how this concept 鈥� berated by many for its intellectual scope 鈥� has become a by-word for creativity.

Producer: Adele Armstrong

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in July 2017.

* Edward de Bono died in 2021 aged 88.

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28 minutes

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Fri 5 May 2023 20:00
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