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"All valuable creative ideas are logical in hindsight. However, initially they are usually invisible to logic. Lateral Thinking™ gives you the power to see"      "You can analyse the past but you have to design the future."       "Thinking is a skill that can be taught. Unless we teach thinking we waste over fifty per cent of the talent available in society."       “The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future” " Like the front left wheel of a car, our traditional thinking is excellent - but inadequate."       "Thinking is far too often concerned with the judgement of "what is" rather than the design of "what can be."        "Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven."       "Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment. This is an attitude of mind. Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways."       "Humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain."       "If you never change your mind, why have one?"      "Perception is real even when it is not reality"       "You can analyse the past but you have to design the future"       "The quality of our future will depend directly on the quality of our thinking"        "If you do not design your own future, someone else will do it for you"       "In winning an argument you gain nothing, in losing you gain another point of view"       "A good idea never excludes a better one" "Intelligence is like the horse-power of a car - thinking is the skill with which the car is driven"       "You do not use the reverse gear all the time but when you need it you really do. It's the same with creativity"       "If you learn the successes of the past you risk being trapped by them"      "Possibility is to progress as hunger is to cooking"      "Everyone behaves logically within a personal bubble of perception, values and experience"      "Arrogance is the real system sin because it cuts the system off from reaction and reality"      "With a provocation there may not be a reason for saying something until after it is said"      ""I think therefore I am" I do, therefore I matter"

A revolutionary new framework, book and course for Leaders, teams and individuals.

You hear it all the time – what is our value proposition? What’s our value added? What if you could count on employees to sort options using a commonly understood framework that would increase the value of the organisation at every turn – for customers, employees, stockholders, the community, and more?  

The key to making decisions that will deliver maximum value lies in creating a framework that is specific enough to add meaning but is also pliable enough to expand and contract with each unique challenge. You will find a framework robust enough to support these efforts in Dr. Edward de Bono’s new course Six Value Medals™.

The skills taught in Six Value Medals™ help people quickly but thoroughly scan for values, prioritize which values are the most important to pursue, and then ensure that top values are addressed and maximised every step of the way. It is like putting on a pair of glasses with six lenses, one for each of six important value categories:

Golf Medal: Gold is a precious metal, and so are people. The gold medal asks what matters to the people. Human values include pride, achievement, a sense of belonging, hope, trust and growth.

Silver Medal: Silver impacts the organisation. What matters to the organisation? What are our goals as a company and how will a prospective action help us or hinder us in pursuit of these goals?

Steel Medal: Steel must be as strong as possible. The steel medal asks what the implications for quality are. How will the decision at hand impact the quality of what we do?

Glass Medal: Glass can take the shape of many functional, often beautiful and colourful objects. The glass metal covers change, innovation, simplicity and creativity.

Wood medal: wood spotlights ecology values in the broadest sense. Is there a positive or negative impact to the environment if we take this road?

Brass Medal: Brass looks like gold but is not. Brass medal values examine appearances and perception. How will this action be interpreted?

Too often, organisations cannot articulate the basis for their decisions. As a result, they may fail to notice and resolve conflicts in values that have a negative impact on employees, the organisation, clients, community relationships and more. Until now there has not been a concrete way to assess the impact that a decision may have on our attempts to create and protect value. When employees can scan, identify and prioritise values, they become vital partners in growing your business.