Lateral Thinking - Definition and Puzzles

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Can You Solve this Puzzle?

Can You Solve this Puzzle?

So What is Lateral Thinking???

• Lateral thinking is a term coined by Edward de Bono, a Maltese psychologist, physician, and writer in the year 1967

• de Bono defines Lateral Thinking as methods

of thinking concerned with changing concepts and perception.

many problems require a different perspective to solve successfully

Edward de Bono

Lateral Thinking

When in a situation when your shoes are

not quite clean, put your sock on your

hand and apply a bit of spit and polish to

shoe with sock..!!

Lateral Thinking

Types of Thinking Tools

• Break the Status Quo

• Search for New Ideas

• Face the Reality• Receive more

value from Idea Generation

Idea Generating

ToolsFocus Tools

Treatment Tools

Harvest Tools

Idea Generating Tools

1. Random Entry Idea Generating Tool- The thinker chooses an object at random, or

a noun from a dictionary, and associates it with the area they are thinking about.


2. Provocation Entry Idea Generating Tool- The use any of the provocation techniques—

wishful thinking, exaggeration, reversal, escape, distortion, or arising. The thinker creates a list of provocations and then uses the most outlandish ones to move their thinking forward to new ideas.


3. Movement Techniques- The thinker develops provocation operations

by the following methods: extract a principle, focus on the difference, moment to moment, positive aspects, special circumstances.


4. Challenge Idea Generating Tool

Ask


5. Concept Fan Idea Generating Tool- Ideas carry out concepts. This tool

systematically expands the range and number of concepts in order to end up with a very broad range of ideas to consider.


6. Disproving- Based on the idea that the majority is always

wrong, take anything that is obvious and generally accepted as "goes without saying", question it, take an opposite view, and try to convincingly disprove it. This technique is similar to de Bono's "Black Hat" of the Six Thinking Hats, which looks at the ways in which something will not work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Thinking_Hats

Lateral Thinking and Problem Solving

Problem Solving


Creative Problem Solving


Creative Problem Identification


Lateral Problem Solving

Six Thinking Hats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHl6X740OsU

Case Study: Motorola

An Envelope

What starts with an ‘E’ and ends with an ‘E’ but usually only contains one letter?

More Puzzles!!!

Tug of War

More Puzzles!!!

In which sport do winners move backwards and losers move forwards?

More Puzzles!!!

You are running a race. You overtake the second person, what position are you in?

Complements…!!

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Lateral Thinking - Definition and Puzzles