Lateral thinking — is a term coined by Edward de Bono, a Maltese psychologist, physician and writer. It first appeared in the title of his book The Use of Lateral Thinking , published in 1967. De Bono defines lateral thinking as methods of thinking concerned with… … Wikipedia
lateral thinking — UK US noun [U] ► the process of considering a problem in a different and original way, rather than following traditional or expected ideas: »After a little lateral thinking, we solved the problem by starting again … Financial and business terms
lateral thinking — n [U] a way of thinking in which you use your imagination to see relationships between things that are not normally thought of together … Dictionary of contemporary English
lateral thinking — noun uncount a way of solving a problem in which you use your imagination to try to think about it in a different or unusual way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lateral thinking — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ the solving of problems by an indirect and creative approach … English terms dictionary
lateral thinking — noun a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head on • Hypernyms: ↑heuristic, ↑heuristic rule, ↑heuristic program * * * noun : thinking that is not deductive * * * lateral thinking… … Useful english dictionary
lateral thinking — /ˌlæt(ə)rəl θɪŋkɪŋ/ noun an imaginative approach to problem solving which involves changing established patterns of thinking to help make a breakthrough ● Lateral thinking resulted in finding a completely new use for an existing product. ●… … Marketing dictionary in english
lateral thinking — N UNCOUNT Lateral thinking is a method of solving problems by using your imagination to help you think of solutions that are not obvious at first. [mainly BRIT] The holiday romance can last it just requires a bit of lateral thinking … English dictionary
lateral thinking — /lætrəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ (say latruhl thingking) noun a way of thinking which seeks the solution to a problem by making associations with other apparently unrelated areas, rather than by pursuing one logical train of thought. {coined in the mid 1960s by… …
lateral thinking — Popular term for a creative, imaginative approach to problem solving that changes one s perceptions and conception of a problem, allegedly contrasted with ‘linear’ or ‘logical’ thinking. The contrast is misleading, in that logic does not tell you … Philosophy dictionary
lateral thinking — (British) thinking that results in new or creative solutions or answers, solving problems by an approach that is indirect and creative, unconventional appraoch to solving of problems … English contemporary dictionary
