Catchword: operacy

Filed Under: English, Jargon, New or Nonce

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: In fact, argument and criticism—the tools of philosophers and thinkers in any serious field of knowledge—are to be dispensed with in the de Bono outlook, since they apparently lead to a “dangerous arrogance.” Instead, de Bono wants us to focus on positive, creative thinking and, as he calls it, “operacy.” By “operacy,” he means “the skills of doing.” He warns us: “On a personal level, youngsters who do not acquire the skills of operacy will need to remain in an academic setting.”

Article or Document Title:
“I’d like to teach the world to think…” (URL)

Author:
David Perks

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Spiked

Publishing Location:
United Kingdom

Date of Publication:
Apr. 23, 2008

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