横向思维lateral thinking

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1、横向思维LateralthinkingLookingforwidersolutionsThemindsharp,butnotbroad,sticksateverypointbutdoesnotmove.YoucannotlookinanewdirectionbylookingharderinthesamedirectionLateralthinkingisconcernedwithgenerationofnewideas.Itisalsoconcernedwith"breakingoutoftheconceptprisonsofoldideas."Lat

2、eralthinkingisseekingtosolveaproblembynon-conventional,apparentlyillogicalmeans.Itisaprocessandwillingnesstolookatthingsinadifferentway.Itisanewtypeofthinkingthatcomplementsanalyticalandcriticalthinking.Itisacreativeproblemsolvingtoolthathelpscreatenewideas,newproducts,newprocess

3、esandnewservices.Verticalvs.LateralThinkingLateralthinkingisnotasubstituteforverticalthinking.Botharerequired–theyarecomplementary:lateralthinkingisgenerative,verticalthinkingisselective.Forinstance,duringbrainstormingmeetings,youencouragelateralthinkingduringthefirstsessiontogen

4、erateasmuchcreativesolutionsaspossible,andverticalthinkingduringthesecondsessiontoselectthefeasibleideas.Intraditionalverticaltypeofthinking(logicormathematic),youmoveforwardbysequentialstepseachofwhichmustbejustified.Youselectoutonlywhatisrelevant.Youmustberightateachstageinorde

5、rtoachieveacorrectsolution.Inlateralthinking,youmaydeliberatelyseekoutirrelevantinformation-youuseinformationnotforitsownsakebutforitseffect.Youmayhavetobewrongatsomestageinordertoachieveaninnovativeandcorrectsolution.LateralThinkingversusVerticalThinkingVerticalThinkingLateralTh

6、inking·Chooses·Changes·Looksforwhatisright·Looksforwhatisdifferent·Onethingmustfollowdirectlyfromanother·Makesdeliberatejumps·Concentratesonrelevance·Welcomeschanceintrusions·Movesinthemostlikely·ExplorestheleastlikelydirectionsdirectionsThinkingoutsidetheboxMovingOutofYourComfor

7、tZonetoFindInnovativeSolutionsInallaffairsit'sahealthythingtohangaquestionmarkonthethingsyouhavelongtakenforgrantedLeaveYourComfortZoneThinkingoutsidetheboxisnevereasy,norisitmerelyareflectionofmentalbrightness.Toleaveyourpsychologicalcomfortzoneandexplore"solutionsintheunknownwo

8、rldontheoutsiderequireslargemeasuresofme