Carpenters and thinkers -- Attitudes -- The six thinking hats -- White-hat thinking and red-hat thinking -- Black-hat thinking and yellow-hat thinking -- Green-hat thinking and blue-hat thinking -- Six thinking hats in sequence -- tOutcome and conclusion -- Forward or parallel -- Logic and perception -- CAF : consider all factors -- PC : alterntives, possibilities, choices -- Values -- OPV : other people's views -- C & S : consequence and sequel -- PMI : plus, minus and interesting -- Focus and purpose -- AGO : aims, goals and objectives -- FIP: first important priorities -- First review section -- Broach and detail -- Basic thinking operations -- Truth, logic and critical thinking -- Under what circumstances? -- Hypothesis, speculation and provocation -- Lateral thinking -- Provocation and po -- Movement -- The random word -- Second review section -- Principles for thinking -- Structures and situations -- TO/LOPOSO/GO -- Arguments and disagreements -- Problems and disagreements -- Problems and tasks -- Decisions and choices -- Third review section -- Newrspaper exercises -- The ten-minute thinking game -- The drawing method -- Final word.

The greatest gift we can give our children is the ability to think for themselves. Edward de Bono, the lateral-thinking pioneer, shows in a simple and practical way how any parent can develop the thinking skills of their children.