English Explanatory Dictionary

lateral thinking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of reasoned thought in a nonstandard, or nonlinear logical way to find a solution to a problem.

Word forms

lateral thinking

Etymology

Coined by Edward de Bono in 1967.

Related words

divergent thinking think outside the box
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