LATERAL THINKING

Gina Zarsadias Some exercises are lifted from Jlapitans presentation

Lateral thinking

many problems require a different perspective to solve successfully

Edward de Bono

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Lateral thinking
Four critical factors associated with lateral thinking:
1. recognize dominant ideas that polarize the perception of a problem 2. search for different ways of looking at things 3. relaxation of rigid control of thinking 4. use of chance to encourage other ideas

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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.
Michael Conolly & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1999

Lateral Thinking Exercises

Prior to the strategic planning process, it is useful to enable creative and lateral thinking
Exercises are for fun, but also help people expand their disciplinary boundaries

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Word Expansion

I IN GIN GAIN GRAIN RATING TRACING CREATING REDACTING DEFRACTING

Philip L. Winters & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1999

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Word Expansion Exercise

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Exercise
How many squares can you see in this figure?

Lifted from Jlapitans presentation

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Exercise Word Factory Relay

g o o p y

d c h j p

g u l e e

n l p m k

i i o i l

Exercise: Visualization/ Imagery/ Imagineering

What can you see aside from a mans face? Clue: at least 10 things

Exercise: Visualization/ Imagery/ Imagineering

How many faces can you see? pairs of eyes?

Exercise: Visualization/ Imagery/ Imagineering

Aside from fishes, what other things can you see? Clue: at least 17 things

Exercise: Words and Symbols

Reminis ____
Corn____ch

Sweet_____
Femi ______ ______mander

Catter ____llar

Heavyw ____

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