Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono De Bono in 2010. Born (1933-05-19) 19 May 1933 (age 81) Malta Nationality Maltese Edward de Bono (born 19 May 1933) is a Maltese physician, author, inventor and consultant. He originated the term lateral thinking, wrote the book Six Thinking Hats and is a proponent of the teaching of thinking as a subject in schools.