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横向思维Lateral thinking Looking for wider solutions The mind sharp, but not broad, sticks at every point but does not move. You cannot look in a new direction by looking harder in the same direction Lateral thinking is concerned with generation of new ideas. It is also concerned with breaking out of the concept prisons of old ideas. Lateral thinking is seeking to solve a problem by non-conventional, apparently illogical means. It is a process and willingness to look at things in a different way. It is a new type of thinking that complements analytical and critical thinking. It is a creative problem solving tool that helps create new ideas, new products, new processes and new services. Vertical vs. Lateral Thinking Lateral thinking is not a substitute for vertical thinking. Both are required – they are complementary: lateral thinking is generative, vertical thinking is selective. For instance, during brainstorming meetings, you encourage lateral thinking during the first session to generate as much creative solutions as possible, and vertical thinking during the second session to select the feasible ideas. In traditional vertical type of thinking logic or mathematic , you move forward by sequential steps each of which must be justified. You select out only what is relevant. You must be right at each stage in order to achieve a correct solution. In lateral thinking, you may deliberately seek out irrelevant information - you use information not for its own sake but for its effect. You may have to be wrong at some stage in order to achieve an innovative and correct solution. Lateral Thinking versus Vertical Thinking Vertical Thinking Lateral Thinking Chooses Changes Looks for what is right Looks for what is different One thing must follow directly from another Makes deliberate jumps Concentrates on relevance Welcomes chance intrusions Moves in the most likely directions Explores the least likely directions Thinking outside the box Moving Out of Your Com