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A fun exploration of lateral thinking - in tribute to Edward de Bono who coined the term.

4 Extra Debut. Stephen Smith explores how the ‘lateral thinking’, coined by Edward de Bono, became a by-word for creativity. From 2017.

Edward de Bono was the man who coined the term “lateral thinking”.

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

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

Producer: Adele Armstrong

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.

*   Edward de Bono died in 2021 aged 88.

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