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Lateral Thinking: A Textbook of Creativity (Paperback)
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Short Description for Lateral ThinkingIn schools we are taught to meet problems head-on. This works well in simple situations - but we are at a loss when this approach fails. Lateral thinking is all about freeing up your imagination. This title shows us how to look at problems from a variety of angles and in so doing offer up solutions that are as ingenious as they are effective.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Published: 12 November 2009
- Format: Paperback 272 pages
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- Categories: Psychology | Memory Improvement & Thinking Techniques
- ISBN 13: 9780141033082 ISBN 10: 0141033088
- Sales rank: 8,593
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Full description for Lateral Thinking
In schools we are taught to meet problems head-on: what Edward de Bono calls 'vertical thinking'. This works well in simple situations - but we are at a loss when this approach fails. Lateral thinking is all about freeing up your imagination. Through a series of special techniques, in groups or working alone, Edward de Bono shows us how to look at problems from a variety of angles and in so doing offer up solutions that are as ingenious as they are effective. After reading this book you will become a much more productive and formidable thinker.

