de Bono Thinking 24x7 Editions

The de Bono Thinking 24x7 eTool is currently available for sale in two editions - Personal and Collaborative.

Personal Edition. Versions available:

• Six Thinking Hats


• Lateral Thinking


• Deluxe (includes both Six Thinking Hats and Lateral Thinking)

The Personal edition is a stand-alone version useful for individuals who are using Six Thinking Hats and Lateral Thinking tools for thinking on their own. If you are using the Personal Edition of de Bono Thinking 24x7, you do not need to be connected to any server.

Collaborative Edition. Versions available:

• Lateral Thinking


• Deluxe (includes both Six Thinking Hats and Lateral Thinking)

The Collaborative edition is used when a group of individuals in an organization want to use the Six Thinking Hats and Lateral Thinking tools for thinking together. Individual users can also use Six Thinking Hats or Lateral Thinking on their own using this version. The Collaborative Edition requires two parts:

• de Bono Thinking 24x7 Collaborative Edition Client: client software installed on the users' computers, and


• de Bono Thinking 24x7 Collaborative Edition Software Server: a central database and application software server required to create the database and to access the virtual meeting element of the program.