Lateral thinking is a creative problem-solving technique that involves looking at problems or situations from new perspectives. It encourages moving away from traditional patterns of thinking and considering alternatives, even if they seem illogical at first. The key aspects of lateral thinking are that it generates new ideas rather than just analyzing existing ones, makes jumps in logic and associations instead of proceeding step-by-step, and does not require ideas to be fully correct from the start. Edward de Bono, who originated the concept in 1967, developed tools like brainstorming, provocation, and the use of "PO" (possibility operators) to help stimulate lateral thinking.

1. Agile Software Project Management
Lateral Thinking
Registration#: FA14-MS-0005
Name: Syed Iqtedar Ahmed Taqvi
Semester: Fall 2016
Submitted To: Sir Ansar Muhammad
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2. What does the word “Lateral” Means?
• Lateral
–of, at, towards, or from the side or sides
–a side part of something, especially a shoot
or branch growing out from the side of a
stem.
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3. Lateral thinking
• “ Thinking that is Outside the Box! ”
• in 1967
• by Edward de Bono
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4. Can You Solve this Puzzle?
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6. Dr. Edward de Bono
M.D., Ph.D., (philosophy,
medicine & psychology),
Rhodes scholar
World-renowned
consultant to business,
governments, schools
and industry
Author of 70 books
in 47 languages
Originator of Lateral
Thinking, Six Thinking
Hats, and Direct
Attention Thinking Tools
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7. What is Lateral Thinking?
• Search for alternatives.
• Looks to get away from patterns
• Ignores logical direction and “…moves
sideways by re-forming the patterns”
• Is “an attitude of mind.”
• Is low-probability thinking
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SO,
LATERAL THINKING IS:
VISION
INSIGHT THINKING
CREATIVITY
INNOVATION
IMAGINATION

9.  Relaxation of rigid control of
vertical thinking.
 Use of chance
 Search for different ways of
looking at things
Principle of
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10. VERTICAL THINKING LATERAL THINKING
selective generative
moves only if there is a
direction in which to move
moves in order to generate a
direction
analytical provocative
sequential makes jumps
one has to be correct at every
step
one does not have to be
one uses the negative in
order to block off certain
pathways
there is no negative
one concentrates and
excludes what is irrelevant
one welcomes chance
intrusions
(categories) classifications
and labels are fixed
they are not fixed
follows the most likely paths explores the least likely
a finite process probablistic one
Difference between lateral and vertical thinking
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11. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
LATERAL AND VERTICAL THINKING
alternatives alternatives
vertical
lateral
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VERTICAL THINKING IS SELECTIVE
&
LATERAL THINKING IS GENERATIVE

13. USE OF LATERAL THINKING
CREATING NEW IDEAS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROCESSING
PERIODIC REASSESSMENT
DEVELOPING FREASH THINKING
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14. Basic nature of lateral thinking
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15. TECHNIQUES USED
TRIMMING
SPLITTING COMBINING
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16. BASIC METHODS OF LATERAL
THINKING
• BRIANSTORMING
• CROSS STIPULATION
• DEBATE
• DISCUSSION
• CONVERSATION
• SHARING THE IDEAS
• PRACTISE
• EVALUATION
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17. Edward de Bono’s
Creative Thinking Process
Results: New
Ideas
Select &
Define Focus
Capture & Work
with Output
Generate
Ideas
GET STARTED
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18. THE WORD PO
NO vs PO
• Logic could be said to be the
management of NO.
• PO is language tool defining the
rearrangement process which is
the basis of lateral thinking.
The function of PO:
• Creating new patterns
• Challenging old patterns
• Stated differently
• Provocative and permissive
• Liberating
PO IS BASICALY A ALTERNATIVE FINDING ,A NEW WAY 18

19. Summary
Lateral thinking:
“…is not a magic formula”
Is an attitude
Is a habit of mind
Aims for simplicity and effectiveness
Seeks escape from dominant order
Seeks simpler order and not disorder
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