Lateral thinking, step by step creativity explained, part 2
Vertical thinking is all about rightness
Lateral thinking is all about richness
Vertical thinking selects a pathway by excluding other pathways
Lateral thinking does not select but seeks to open up new pathways
Vertical thinking selects the most promising approach
Lateral thinking generates as many alternative approaches as possible
Vertical thinking looks through approaches for the most promising one
Lateral thinking finds a promising one and keeps generating and keeps looking for more
Vertical thinking only moves when there is a direction to move to
Lateral thinking moves in order to generate direction
Vertical thinking is analytical
Lateral thinking is provocative
Vertical thinking is sequential
Lateral thinking can move in jumps
Vertical thinking follows the most likely path
Lateral thinking explores the least likely ones
Vertical thinking is finite
Lateral thinking is probabilistic
The vertical thinker says: I know what I'm looking for
The lateral thinker says: I'm looking, but i won't know what I'm looking for until I have found it
A small note about todays workshops
Teacher? You look exactly like Obi wan Kenobi of the Star Wars.
If I want to know about fantasy, I observe kids. If I want to be inspired, I converse with kids. If I want to be creative I listen to kids.
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