Deliberate Thinking Techniques.

Edward De Bono – Lateral Thinking

De Bono invented the term lateral thinking and wrote up his ideas in a book The Uses of Lateral Thinking (1967).

Lateral Thinking Techniques : 

Alternatives – Use concepts as a breeding ground for new ideas.

Focus – When and how to change your focus to improve your creative efforts.

Challenge – Break free from the limits of traditional thinking.

Random Entry – Use unconnected input to open up new lines of thinking.

Provocation and Movement – Generate provoking thoughts and use them to build new ideas.

Harvesting – Select specific ideas that have the most value then reshape them into practical solutions.

Treatment of Ideas – Shape and strengthen ideas so they best fit a given organization or situation.

“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.”
Edward de Bono

Parallel Thinking – The Six Thinking Hats  

The Concept Fan 

Idea generation:

preparation > incubation > illumination > verification