English Vocabulary: Lateral Thinking. Why do we always try to solve problems using the same solutions when we know they won’t work? Most of us think of solutions we know and so it is very difficult to get to a different solution and think outside the box. Lateral Thinking is one way to do this.
LATERAL THINKING
- Solving a problem by thinking about it in different and original way
- By using lateral thinking, we can see our problems from a different perspective.
- Most jobs today are looking for people who know to use lateral thinking to solve problems
- It is also referred to as Horizontal Thinking
- In order to solve the puzzle, you need to use horizontal thinking instead of the usualy vertical thinking.
- To watch an interesting video about Lateral Thinking, click here
ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Now that you have read about English Vocabulary: Lateral Thinking, take a look at our other vocabulary based posts:
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