1. Think Laterally
Think different

2.  A man is coming on Friday to Hyderabad,
he is leaving Hyderabad in two days, and
today is Tuesday – how is this possible??

3. Lateral Thinking ??
Thinking out of the box, in
unconventional ways.
Looking at a problem from a
different angle than usual by
challenging your own way of
thinking

5. Einstein : “Problems cannot be solved by
thinking within the framework in which they
were created.” He discovered the theory of
relativity.
Da Vinci : Designed flying machines hundred
of years before planes existed….
Archimedes: One of the greatest
mathematicians of Antiquity. One of the first
to calculate the value of pi (3.14…)

6. The rules for lateral thinking
are that there are no rules!

7. Thinking questions can begin with these
words or phrases :
 Imagine
 Suppose..
 Predict
 If..then..
 How might
 Can you create
 What are some possible consequences..

9. Why is lateral
thinking
important ?

10. Lateral thinking is creativity.
Without creativity, we could not
advance science and medicine
or discover new things about
our world, and there would be a
limit on our learning.

11. Did you think Laterally today?
Situation1
There is a flood in Hyderabad. How do you think you can get to
the school on time?
Situation2
After you take a shower ,you find you don’t have a towel to dry
yourself. What will you do?
Situation3
You wake up and find that you’re in a foreign country. You have
no money. What will you do?

12. What situation can
you think laterally in
your daily life?

13. You are driving a bus in the evening. It’s
raining a lot. 23 people get into the bus at
the first halt in a hurry. At the second
stop, 5 people leave, 7 get in. At the third
stop, 12 people leave the bus. But no one
gets in. At the last stop everybody leaves
the bus. What’s the age of the driver?

14. “Most people rush to find a
solution before knowing the
real problem.”