Test your problem-solving skills with these 62 lateral thinking puzzles. They’ll challenge you to think out of the box to ...

A lot has been written about different negotiating techniques. There’s anchoring – setting a really low or high first offer, which sets the tone for the rest of the negotiation. You could put timing ...

I’d like to begin by describing the difference between programmed thinking and lateral thinking. Programmed thinking is the process of using structured methodologies and/or logical algorithmic ...

Lateral thinking transforms the way small businesses handle the challenge of advertising. An idea originated by Edward de Bono, Ph.D., lateral thinking combines basic reasoning and creative methods to ...

Some years ago, I had the privilege of running a two-day ideation workshop with Dr. Edward de Bono, author of the book Six Thinking Hats and originator of the term “lateral thinking.” As you may ...

A term I am hearing more and more lately is lateral thinking. If you look this term up in the dictionary, as I had to do, you will find numerous definitions. If you check the definitions carefully, ...

When it comes to critical thinking, we are at the mercy of our brain’s own psychological predispositions, which make us naturally poor at thinking impartially. Confirmation bias encourages us to ...

I like to think about the future of higher education by thinking about the future of transportation. This sort of approach to futurizing might generously be called “lateral thinking.” I’ve yet to ...

Coming up with original ideas — thinking outside the box, if you will — is hard to do, even for the highest-achieving among us. "Flash Boys" author Michael Lewis says that Ivy Leaguers flock to Wall ...

Several thousand supporters take part in the final rally of the lateral thinking movement's demonstration "Unity and Justice and Freedom - the procession". Carsten Koall/dpa Several thousand ...

As I continue my series of questions while my granddaughter becomes more and more immersed in the game, advancing with astonishing moves on the controller, she will say with gentle exasperation, ...