Master Lateral Thinking

Name: Master Lateral Thinking
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Become a Creative Problem-Solver; Find Fresh Ideas.

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Created byPaul Sloane

Last updated 8/2024

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What you'll learn

Become a Creative Problem-Solver and find Fresh Ideas and Solutions
What exactly is lateral thinking and how can you use it?
How conventional mindsets and assumptions hold you back
How to deliberately take a different point of view
How to use chance and random inputs to generate novel ideas
Best lateral brainstorm methods
Improve your problem solving skills
Boost your intelligence and creativity

Course content

6 sections • 18 lectures • 2h 10m total length

Introduction2:02
Master lateral thinking by learning to challenge assumptions, break rules, and ask questions through practical exercises that build a radical, customer-centered perspective.
What is Lateral Thinking? Some examples.11:52
Slide deck for What is Lateral Thinking?

Why are Lateral Thinking Puzzles Useful?4:27
Explore how lateral thinking puzzles train you to challenge assumptions, ask fundamental questions, and approach problems from new directions, using group play as an effective business and learning tool.
A Lateral Thinking Puzzle2:17
Master lateral thinking through a puzzle, exploring varied approaches to problems within this course, and sharpening your thinking skills.
Lateral Images and Illusions8:20

Summary of 10 ways to use Lateral Thinking for Ideas and Problem Solving.2:01
Bonus Lecture4:49
Apply lateral thinking by challenging assumptions, questioning basics, and adopting side-on perspectives to solve problems. Embrace random inputs, pretend you're someone else, use similes, borrow ideas, and celebrate playful puzzles.
Introduction to New Book, Lateral Thinking for Every Day2:15
30 Ways to Develop your Lateral Thinking3:38

Requirements

No prerequisites

Description

Do you and your team sometimes get stuck for ideas? Do you keep tackling the same problems and not cracking them? Lateral thinking is an essential skill for anyone who wants to be a smarter problem-solver, an ideas person and a creative thinker. This course covers all the key elements of lateral thinking and shows you step by step how you can harness its techniques to boost your brain power and creative thinking. It contains many inspiring stories and examples as well as tips, tricks and methods to improve your mental agility. You will come up with better ideas at work and in other walks of life. Lateral thinking skills will help advance your career. And you will be a more interesting person - because you think differently.

In this course you will learn:

What is lateral thinking and why is it so potent?
How to challenge assumptions
How and when to break rules and conventions
Why you need to ask searching questions and how to do it
How to deliberately take a different point of view
How great lateral thinkers conceived breakthrough ideas
How to use random inputs to displace your thinking
How lateral thinking puzzles can exercise the brain and improve questioning skills
How to generate really creative and radical solutions for problems big and small

You can use these techniques on your own or with your team.

Who this course is for:

Professionals, Managers, Students, Anyone who wants to think better

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 14min

Dominant Ideas, Assumptions, Rule-Breaking3 lectures • 29min

Questioning and Taking a Different Point of View3 lectures • 34min

Random Input and Use of Chance3 lectures • 25min

Lateral Puzzles and Illusions3 lectures • 15min

Summary4 lectures • 13min

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