Course benefits

Course outline

Duration

2 days

Programme leader

Sir Dr Peter Low is a director of his own consultancy firm. He has more than 25 years of experience to major corporations, organizations and government agencies throughout ASEAN, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Australia, and Dublin. 

Both he and Mrs Linda Low were among the first 12 persons in the world to be personally trained by Dr. de Bono. On account of their phenomenal success with more than 3000 seminars / workshops to their credit, they were appointed Lifetime Certified Master Trainers in 2002 and have been acknowledged by him as his “best trainers internationally”. Only 4 persons in the De Bono International Network of more than 2000 certified instructors were awarded this accreditation. Both Peter and Linda have been conducting Public Seminars under the auspices of the Singapore Institute of Management and the Hong Kong Management Association since 1992. 

Noted for his wit and vast experience, Peter is also recognized for his contributions in the field of Music, and music at the service of international relations and philanthropy. A Singapore Government Scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, his public contributions earned him Knighthoods from the Vatican and from the Republic of Italy as well as the highest Youth Accolade from the Republic of Singapore.

Ms Daphne Lim is a Certified Instructor, trained by Master Trainers Dr Peter Low and Mrs Linda Low. Daphne’s lively and effective training style consistently receives excellent feedback, especially on her depth of knowledge, her clarity in presentation and the enjoyable way in which she conducts her workshops. Clients regularly seek follow-up sessions to her courses. 

Her training experience spans across diverse sectors including banking and finance, communications and media, information technology, electronics, education, transport and logistics and government agencies. 

Daphne holds a Master’s Degree from Oxford University where she read Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and a Post-Graduation Diploma in Education (Distinction). Her study at Oxford University was sponsored through a scholarship for outstanding individuals awarded by the Singapore Economic Development Board. She was also a recipient of the Public Service Commission Humanities Scholarship.

Mrs Linda Low has been key to the popularity of the guru’s thinking techniques for more than 28 years. 

Linda has been invited to deliver presentations to business chiefs at international conferences in Chicago, Florida, Dublin, Malta, Japan, Sri Lanka, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Thailand. A dynamic personality, she has also been featured on business programs on European and Asian television networks. 

Linda was significantly involved in the Singapore Education Ministry’s launch of Edward de Bono’s CoRT thinking program in 1987. Together with Peter she ran a highly successful De Bono for Students Programme reaching out to more than 30,000 students from 6 to 16. 

She holds a Master’s Degree in Lifelong Learning from the University of London and is also a certified Practising Management Consultant.

Mr Stephen Ho is a dynamic and impactful speaker. He has extensive experience in the fields of public speaking, training and organisational development as well as managing large-scale international business operations for over 20 years. 

His other areas of expertise include business process re-engineering, change management, coaching and high-performance teaming, investment and deal structuring, sales and marketing, leadership development, cross-cultural management and negotiation. 

Stephen is proficient in English, Chinese and Cantonese. His extensive training, speaking and consulting engagements took him across South East Asian countries, China, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Participants of his programmes ranged from armed forces personnel, to senior business executives and government officials. 

He has been involved with the de Bono thinking system since 2001, when he spearheaded the effort to boost its use across numerous government statutory boards and ministries in Singapore. 

Stephen’s extensive international corporate experiences makes him particularly effective in training the application of the de Bono thinking methods in real-world situations. He enhances participants’ capability in Team Thinking and sharpens their overall problem-solving and decision-making capabilities in alignment with the organisation’s needs and objectives. 

Stephen holds a MBA (High Honours) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Master and Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Arts (Contemporary China) from the Nanyang Technological University. He has received numerous scholarships and awards for academic and research excellence.