lateral thinking

English

Etymology

Term coined by Edward de Bono in 1967.

Noun

lateral thinking (uncountable)

Using reasoned thought in a non-standard, or non-linear logical, way to find a solution to a problem.

Related terms

think outside the box

Translations

lateral thinking

Chinese:
Mandarin: 橫向思維, 横向思维 (héngxiàng sīwéi), 水平思考 (shuǐpíng sīkǎo)
Finnish: lateraalinen ajattelu
French: pensée latérale f
German: Querdenken n

Japanese: 水平思考 (すいへいしこう, suihei shikō)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: pensamento lateral m
Spanish: pensamiento lateral m
Swedish: lateralt tänkande

Further reading

lateral thinking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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