Not Anyone is Able to Learn Lateral Thinking

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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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		Thinking Outside the Box can be Learned Jose Pin, Manager, Mexico, Member
	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!

		Lateral Thinking is Hard Henry Egidius, Consultant, Sweden, Member
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		Lateral Thinking Needs Unlearning Ali Sumner, CEO, Australia, Member
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		Lateral Thinking is Hard G.J. van Beeck Calkoen, Coach, Spain, Member
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		Lateral Thinking is Hard Ali Sumner, CEO, Australia, Member
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