lateral thinking en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by Edward de Bono in 1967.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The use of reasoned thought in a nonstandard, or nonlinear logical way to find a solution to a problem.
Relateds
divergent thinking · think outside the box
Translations (12)
pt pensamento lateral (lateral thinking) · de Querdenken (lateral thinking) · pl myślenie latneralne (lateral thinking) · es pensamiento lateral (lateral thinking) · fi lateraalinen ajattelu (lateral thinking) · ja 水平思考 (lateral thinking) · fr pensée latérale (lateral thinking) · sv lateralt tänkande (lateral thinking) · cmn 水平思考 (lateral thinking) · ro gândire laterală (lateral thinking) · ru латеральное мышление (lateral thinking) · cmn 橫向思維 /横向思维 (lateral thinking)