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VERTICAL THINKING BY EDWARD DE BONO Notes Prepared By: Dr Faraz Alam Chapter 2 : DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LATERAL AND VERTICAL THINKING Chapter 4: BAIC NAT!RE "F LATERAL THINKING Chapter 5: THE !E "F LATERAL THINKING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LATERAL AND VERTICAL THINKING • Vertical thinking is selective, lateral thinking is generative. • Vertical thinking moves only if there is a direction in which to move, late thinking moves in order to generate a direction. • Vertical thinking is analytical, lateral thinking is provocative. • Vertical thinking is sequential, lateral thinking can make jumps. • With vertical thinking one has to be correct at every step, with lateral th does not have to be. • With vertical thinking one uses the negative in order to block off certain pathways. With lateral thinking there is no negative. • With vertical thinking one concentrates and excludes what is irrelevant, wi lateral thinking one welcomes chance intrusions. • With vertical thinking categories, classifications and labels are fixed, wi thinking they are not. • Vertical thinking follows the most likely paths, lateral thinking explores likely. • Vertical thinking is a finite process lateral thinking is a probabilistic • With vertical thinking one uses information for its own sake in order to mo forward to a solution. With lateral thinking one uses information not for i sake but provocatively in order to bring about repatterning. !ateral thinking and vertical thinking are complementary. BASIC NATURE OF LATERAL THINKING • !ateral thinking is concerned with changing patterns. • !ateran thinking is both an attitude and a method of using information. • !ateral thinking is directly related to the information handling behavior o THE USES OF LATERAL THINKING • "ew ideas • #roblem solving • #rocessing perceptual choice • #eriodic reassessment
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VERTICAL THINKING BY EDWARD DE BONO
Notes Prepared By: Dr Faraz Alam
Chapter 2: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LATERAL AND VERTICAL THINKINGChapter 4: BASIC NATURE OF LATERAL THINKINGChapter 5: THE USES OF LATERAL THINKING
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LATERAL AND VERTICAL THINKING
Vertical thinking is selective, lateral thinking is generative.
Vertical thinking moves only if there is a direction in which to move, lateral thinking moves in order to generate a direction.
Vertical thinking is analytical, lateral thinking is provocative.
Vertical thinking is sequential, lateral thinking can make jumps.
With vertical thinking one has to be correct at every step, with lateral thinking one does not have to be.
With vertical thinking one uses the negative in order to block off certain pathways. With lateral thinking there is no negative.
With vertical thinking one concentrates and excludes what is irrelevant, with lateral thinking one welcomes chance intrusions.
With vertical thinking categories, classifications and labels are fixed, with lateral thinking they are not.
Vertical thinking follows the most likely paths, lateral thinking explores the least likely.
Vertical thinking is a finite process; lateral thinking is a probabilistic one.
With vertical thinking one uses information for its own sake in order to move forward to a solution. With lateral thinking one uses information not for its own sake but provocatively in order to bring about repatterning.
Lateral thinking and vertical thinking are complementary.
BASIC NATURE OF LATERAL THINKING
Lateral thinking is concerned with changing patterns.
Lateran thinking is both an attitude and a method of using information.
Lateral thinking is directly related to the information handling behavior of mind.
THE USES OF LATERAL THINKING
New ideas
Problem solving
Processing perceptual choice
Periodic reassessment
Prevention of sharp divisions and polarizations
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