The First Part of Innovation

Lester T. Sablay

April 18, 2011

Lateral Thinking

Geometric Puzzle

is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using  reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic

The term lateral thinking was coined by Edward de Bono in the book New Think: The Use of Lateral Thinking published in 1967.

Lateral thinking

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

• Born 19 May 1933

• M.D., Ph.D. (physiology, medicine, and psychology), Rhodes scholar

• World’s leading authority in the field of creative and conceptual thinking

• Originator of the term Lateral Thinking Author of over 60 books in 47 languages

Edward de Bono

Code communicationThe mind as a patternmaking systemSelf organizing systemLimited attention span

The way the mind works

We are hardwired to be UN-creative.We need formal tools for breaking out of

patterned thinking.Everyone can learn how to be more creativeLateral Thinking gives you the power to

create ideas on demand

The Basics BehindLateral Thinking

Vertical thinking is selective, lateral thinking is generativeRightness and richness

Vertical thinking moves only if there is direction to move, lateral thinking moves in order to generate a directionI know what I am looking for.I am looking but I won’t know what I’m looking

for until I found it.

Difference between lateral thinking and vertical thinking

Vertical thinking is analytical, lateral thinking is provocative

Difference between lateral thinking and vertical thinking

Lester is handsome.

1. You are wrong, Lester is not handsome.2. How very interesting, tell me how you

reached that conclusion.3. Very well. What happens next? How are

you going to go forward from that idea?

Edward de Bono’s Creative Thinking Process

Results: New Ideas

Select & Define Focus

Capture & Workwith Output

Generate Ideas

GET STARTED

Random Entry Idea Generating ToolProvocation Idea Generating ToolChallenge Idea Generating ToolConcept Fan Idea Generating ToolDisproving

Methods of thinking

A man walks into a bar, and asks the bartender for a drink of water. The bartender pulls out a gun, points it at the man, and cocks it. The man says "Thank you" and leaves. What happened?

Situation Puzzle

Three of the glasses are will with orange juice; the other three are empty. By moving only one glass, can you arrange them so the full and empty glasses alternate?

Situation Puzzle

Situation Puzzle

Solution Puzzle

References/SourceLateral Thinking by Edward de Bonohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_de_bonohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinkingSituation puzzles

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