Test your problem-solving skills with these 62 lateral thinking puzzles. They’ll challenge you to think out of the box to ...

I’d like to begin by describing the difference between programmed thinking and lateral thinking. Programmed thinking is the process of using structured methodologies and/or logical algorithmic ...

Lateral thinking transforms the way small businesses handle the challenge of advertising. An idea originated by Edward de Bono, Ph.D., lateral thinking combines basic reasoning and creative methods to ...

A term I am hearing more and more lately is lateral thinking. If you look this term up in the dictionary, as I had to do, you will find numerous definitions. If you check the definitions carefully, ...

A lot has been written about different negotiating techniques. There’s anchoring – setting a really low or high first offer, which sets the tone for the rest of the negotiation. You could put timing ...

Some years ago, I had the privilege of running a two-day ideation workshop with Dr. Edward de Bono, author of the book Six Thinking Hats and originator of the term “lateral thinking.” As you may ...

The Friday edition of NYT Connections arrives with puzzle #936, serving up a grid that rewards vocabulary precision and lateral thinking..

Creative and critical thinking often get ‘lumped together’ as buzzwords within the realm of educational outcomes and, as a result, people often try to draw links between the two. While they may share ...

If you have not come across the following puzzle, it might strike you as illogical or senseless: A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender reaches under the counter, takes ...