Michael Hewitt-Gleeson
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| Michael Hewitt-Gleeson | |
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| Born | May 22, 1947Expression error: Unrecognized word "may". St Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
| 💼 Occupation | Cognitive Scientist and Lecturer |
| Known for | School of Thinking |
Michael Hewitt-Gleeson is an Australian cognitive scientist and lecturer who founded the School of Thinking in New York City in 1979 with Edward de Bono.[1]
Hewitt-Gleeson and de Bono co-authored Learn-To-Think: Coursebook and Instructor's Manual in 1982.[2] In April 1983, the author's book was the subject of a cover story by Morton Hunt in international editions of Readers Digest.
Jack Welch, General Electric's CEO partnered with Hewitt-Gleeson in 1985 to teach the School of Thinking's concepts to the employees of General Electric.[3]
In September 1990, Hewitt-Gleeson delivered a seminar in Sydney, Australia as part of an Australia-wide tour to conduct lectures on lateral thinking.[4] In 2000, Hewitt-Gleeson published his x10 Thinking tutorials, The X10 Memeplex: multiply your business by 10!.[5]
Published works
Partial list of books by Hewitt-Gleeson include:
- Learn-To-Think: Coursebook and Instructor’s Manual (Co-author Edward de Bono) (1982) ISBN 0884961990
- NewSell (1984) ISBN 0932648568
- "Software For Your Brain" (1989) ISBN 0947351108
- "NewSell 2" (1990) ISBN 0947351221
- "Software for the Brain 2: Handbook for Lateral Thinkers" (1991) ISBN 0947351388
- "THINK: An Action Program for Lateral Thinking" (1993) ISBN 0947351515
- "THINK AGAIN: A Brain Users Guide to Lateral Thinking" (1993) ISBN 0947351515
- "SELL: the lateral thinkers’ guide to selling and leadership" (1993) ISBN 0947351639
- "Clever: A Coursebook for Clever Thinking (1993) ISBN 0947351671
- "The X10 Memeplex: multiply your business by 10!" (2000) ISBN 0724801111
- "WOMBAT SELLING: how to sell by word of mouth" (2006) ISBN 1740664280
- "English Thinking: The Three Methods" (2012) ISBN 9780987319401
References
- ↑ Murray Johnson (01-07-2001). "Thinking Key to Growth". Sunday Herald Sun. Check date values in:
|date=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ de Bono, Edward; Hewitt-Gleeson, Michael (1982). Learn-To-Think: Coursebook and Instructor's Manual. Search this book on
- ↑ "Just Think for a Big Change/Realising Australia's Human Capital". The Australian. 05-07-1998. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Peter Fitzsimons (09-05-1990). "Lateral Thinker Brings Food For Thought". Sunday Herald Sun. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Hewitt-Gleeson, Michael (2000). The X10 Memeplex: multiply your business by 10!. Pearson Education. Search this book on
- Morton Hunt, Seven Steps To Better Thinking, New York: Readers Digest, April 1983.
Further reading
The Story of the Edward De Bono School of Thinking (1979-1984), (2012)
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