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G.J. van Beeck Calkoen
Coach, Spain
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I am not sure about that everyone could learn lateral thinking. I several times failed to even get a pupil to grips with the principles. I assume they had a psychological barrier, caused by successes in rational thinking at university and also that learning by explanation is the only way of learning. (...) Read more? Sign up for free
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Jose Pin
Manager, Mexico
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Thinking Outside the Box can be Learned
Lateral thinking seems like the ability to think outside the box. To have the capacity of breaking a problem down to its basis elements. Not everyone can do it per se, but this skill can certainly be obtained by "bending" pre-established notions.
How? Everyday practice with small irrelevant events that occur in our surroundings. The challenge is to be able to break our habits. Don´t think that there is one and only one solution for a certain problem. Solution is merely a method and there can be a lot of methods, as long as we keep our eyes on the main goal: resolve!
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Henry Egidius
Consultant, Sweden
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Lateral Thinking is Hard
Lateral thinking is difficult because you have to (...)
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Ali Sumner
CEO, Australia
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Lateral Thinking Needs Unlearning
Hi Jose and Henry, I have trained people in authen (...)
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G.J. van Beeck Calkoen
Coach, Spain
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Lateral Thinking is Hard
Hi Ali, with respect, you set up a rather circular (...)
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Ali Sumner
CEO, Australia
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Lateral Thinking is Hard
Hi G.J., in my experience, when people are learnin (...)
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