Another Creative Approach: Lateral Thinking

Creative Thinking

0 POINTS

Complete the units, enroll in new courses, answer survey questions

By gaining points, you can win a personalised one on one coaching session

Complete the course to see how your learning has improved and gain 10 points

Answer the questions in each unit to generate your custom action plan and gain points

Collect points to be able to ask an expert any question you may have

Course Modules

% Completed

Module 1	Creative Thinking
Unit 1	Creative Thinking PreTest
Unit 2	8 Reasons Why Creativity is an Essential Skill for Everyone to Learn
Unit 3	6 Ways to Apply Creative Thinking in your Everyday Life
Unit 4	6 Thinking Hats: Approach Creative Thinking by De Bono
Unit 5	Another Creative Approach: Lateral Thinking
Unit 6	8 Things to Avoid which will Impact your Creative Thinking
Unit 7	Creative Thinking PostTest

Powered By WP Courseware

Unit Video

Unit Summary

The following are 5 steps involved in Lateral Thinking:

Change the focus of your thinking
Break free from limits
Develop new ideas
Use diverse unrelated data
Look beyond obvious alternatives

Build Your Action Plan

Using the lateral thinking approach by Edward De Bono, what steps shall I follow to help me come up with new concepts for my problem?

Dig Deeper

Transcript

Hi. In this video, you will learn another approach to creative thinking called “Lateral Thinking”.

Lateral Thinking is a phrase invented by Edward De Bono that means messy thinking. Lateral thinking is far from logical thinking most people use today. It is expanding your thinking limits, freeing yourself from boundaries giving you the chance to explore things you never knew existed.

The following are 5 steps involved in Lateral Thinking:

Change the focus of your thinking, allowing your mind to discover new options. Don’t be afraid to try something new.
Break free from limits of traditional logical thinking of reason. Think messy, think all over making every small detail count.
Develop new ideas and shape them to fit the situation you have on hand. Generating ideas is not sufficient; implementing these ideas according to what you need is what it takes to be a success.
Use diverse unrelated data to help you come up with new concepts. Break down data, group them together or even try data you have never imagined might work. By experimenting without judgment, unexpected solutions may arise!
Look beyond obvious alternatives. Sometimes, opportunities are hidden and can only be discovered by thinking ‘out of the box’.

Creative thinking is the ability to free your mind to create, interpret and visualize possibilities. Whether you decide to use lateral thinking or the 6 hats thinking approach, work your way to become a WOW creative thinker!