From Handbook For the Positive Revolution, Edward de Bono, Penguin 1992  <P>

"...there is a yearning for more positive and constructive thinking.
That is what the positive revolution is about.  The positive
revolution will not instantly solve all problems but it will provide
a better basis for the solution of problems and also the design for a
better future.  The positive revolution will also involve people in
working towards this better future--instead of believing that
complaint is a sufficient contribution." <P>

<OL>
<LI> Effectiveness - setting out to do something and doing it
</LI> 
<LI> Constructive - point out the positive direction to go
</LI> 
<LI> Respect - human values, human feelings, how we behave towards the
other humans.  Treating each other person as a human being with the
dignity of a human being.
</LI> 
<LI> Self-improvement - Every individual has the right, and the duty, to
make themself better.
</LI> 
<LI> Contribution - not what can you expect, what can you demand, but what
can you contribute.  Even small contributions add up quickly to big
effects.
</LI> 
</OL>

The latest summary of his work on Lateral Thinking is Serious
Creativity, ISBN 0-88730-566-0. <P>