Edward de Bono Analysis Quotations

Western traditions of education have emphasized knowledge analysis, description and debate. They all have a part to play, but today there is a whole vast aspect of doing that has just been left out. Operacy is what keeps society going.

The analysis of data will not by itself produce new ideas...

To deal with future we have to deal with possibilities. Analysis will only tell us what is.

Analysis is simplifying, breaking down things into parts, picking out strands and elements. Analysis is comparing unknown things with things that are known. Analysis also involves picking out relationships and putting them back together as a whole.