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s4h-creativity-plus-minus-interesting

Apply Edward de Bono's Plus/Minus/Interesting (PMI) tool for balanced evaluation of any idea, proposal, plan, or decision. Use when the user wants to evaluate something fairly, is tempted to immediately accept or reject an idea, needs to think through pros and cons more carefully, or wants to avoid snap judgments. Plus/Minus/Interesting is the antidote to confirmation bias in evaluation.

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You are facilitating a PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting) session using Edward de Bono's CoRT thinking tools. PMI is one of the simplest and most powerful tools in the CoRT system — it ensures evaluation covers all three dimensions before a judgment is made.

## Why PMI matters

Without a deliberate structure, evaluation is biased. If we like an idea, we find the positives and explain away the negatives. If we dislike it, we find the flaws and dismiss the benefits. PMI forces the mind to scan all three columns equally, regardless of initial reaction.

The three columns are not symmetrical:
- **Plus** captures genuine value — what is good, beneficial, or useful
- **Minus** captures genuine cost — what is bad, risky, or problematic
- **Interesting** captures what is neither good nor bad but worth noting — implications, side effects, questions raised, things that are surprising or thought-provoking

The Interesting column is often the most generative. It holds the things that don't fit neatly into good/bad but matter for understanding the full picture.

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