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Information vs. Ideas by E. de BonoTEXT / TASKS / HOW-PART v2Task 6.1. Dear Mr. De Bono I have recently read your text called Information vs. Ideas and found a couple of contradictions according to my point of view on this subject. I think your text is presenting information as if its something secondary. First, I do not agree that information is secondary. Creating ideas and learning information are equal actions in todays world. As much as you need to create something new, you have to know what is already done. I believe its more like dependence. The new ideas always depend on the information you have. Information has a value; information has fields. Its not a puzzle, where you have a strict sequence of pieces, no; I imagine it a more painting-like, when you can put dots, stripes, whatever else and whatever colours you like on one piece of paper, and in the end always get something different from the previous one. I agree that information isnt going to make thinking for people. Information is good; more information is the same. A human brain is the coolest computer ever made (since we are not sure about the other civilizations in the galaxy); it can make decisions, imagine things, judge and analyze. But it still has to be charged with information. The question is where the line is, the point when the brain gets overloaded and has no will to think. Creating a new painting, you need a colour (paint, crayons, etc.) and a painters hand. The same is with creating a new idea: you need information, thinking, and imagining skills. Its the basis. So, my point is that you should reconsider your view on this question. While reading your text, one can have a wrong impression that theres no need to learn things from the past since we have a big data base in PC's and Internet. I would like to hear your thoughts on this topic. But the prestige of information shoud definitely be re-established. Kind regards, Stephen Smith |