Lateral Thinking - Definition and Puzzles

A power point presentation defining Lateral Thinking

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4. Can You Solve this Puzzle?

5. Can You Solve this Puzzle?

6. 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.

7. many problems require a different perspective to solve successfully Edward de Bono Lateral Thinking

8. 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

9. Types of Thinking Tools

10. Idea Generating Tools 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.

11. Idea Generating Tools 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.

12. Idea Generating Tools 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.

13. Idea Generating Tools 4. Challenge Idea Generating Tool Ask

14. Idea Generating Tools 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.

15. Idea Generating Tools 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.

16. Lateral Thinking and Problem Solving Problem Solving

17. Lateral Thinking and Problem Solving Creative Problem Solving

18. Lateral Thinking and Problem Solving Creative Problem Identification

19. Lateral Thinking and Problem Solving Lateral Problem Solving

20. Six Thinking Hats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHl6X740OsU

21. Case Study: Motorola

22. An Envelope What starts with an ‘E’ and ends with an ‘E’ but usually only contains one letter? More Puzzles!!!

23. Tug of War More Puzzles!!! In which sport do winners move backwards and losers move forwards ?

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

25. Complements…!!