lateral thinking
English
Etymology
Coined by Edward de Bono in 1967.
Noun
lateral thinking (uncountable)
- Using reasoned thought in a non-standard, or non-linear logical, way to find a solution to a problem.
Translations
lateral thinking
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See also
- creative thinking
- divergent thinking
- think outside the box
Further reading
lateral thinking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “lateral thinking”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “lateral thinking”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
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