lateral thinking tools
logic of idea creativity
meanings of the word
movement
patterning systems in the brain
problems with understanding
provocation ('po') techniques
random word tool
reasons for lack of attention to
satisfactory answers block progress
using commodities to offer new values
viewed as a teachable skill
viewed as an inborn talent
why we need creativity
see also idea creativity
critical thinking
and judgement
blocking progress
criticism and complaint
meaning of
criticism and complaint
democracy
advantages
being blocked by openness
excellence blocks search for alternatives
lack of creative and constructive thinkers
limitations
other and preceding systems
possibilities for change
structural problem
design
and operacy
approach to conflicts
compared to judgement
definition
teaching in schools
use in conflict situations
education, potential benefits of idea creativity
emotion
FIP (first important priorities) tool
Flowscape perceptual maps
focus
Galileo
Gell-Mann, Professor Murray
Goedel's Theorem
government, potential benefits of idea creativity
Greek Gang of Three (GG3)
home, potential benefits of idea creativity
humour
and creativity
asymmetric patterns
hypothesis, possibility in science
idea creativity
and lateral thinking
definition
logic of
potential benefits at home
potential benefits for business
potential benefits for education
potential benefits for government
see also creativity
improvement and simplification
information and knowledge
intelligence and creativity
judgement
and critical thinking
compared to design
effect on conflict
through language
knowledge and information
language
and perception
as a judgement system
code system for complex situations
inadequacy in complex situations
labels and boxes
lateral thinking
po (provocation)
lateral thinking
and idea creativity
definition
introduction of the term
lateral thinking tools
area focus
challenge
concept extraction
concept fan
concepts
creative hit list
focus
formal tools
movement
provocation
purpose focus
random word tool for creativity
use in conflict situations
leadership and thinking
complacency
new directions
recognition of achievement
Septines
views of religions
logic
and creativity
and truth in religion
of idea creativity
of provocation
versus perception
mechanism of mind
media
distrust of
focus on the negative
future role
'tall poppy effect'
mind, mechanism of
see also brain
movement (lateral thinking tool)
and provocation
music and thinking
new directions in thinking
operacy
OPV (other people's views) tool
Palace of Thinking concept
parallel thinking
patterning systems in the brain
perception
and language
attitudes to improve
in conflict situations
logic is not enough
perceptual tools
possibilities and alternatives
situations in the real world
ways to improve perceptual thinking
perceptual maps, Flowscape
perceptual thinking
perceptual tools
Perkins, Professor David
philosophy
Plato
PMI (plus, minus, interesting) tool
po see provocation possibilities
and creativity
and religion
and science
creative possibilities
dangers of possibility
satisfactory answers block progress
problem-solving, limitations
progress
blocked by critical thinking
blocked by problem-solving approach
blocked by satisfactory answers
simplification and improvement
provocation ('po')
and movement
introduction of the term 'po'
logic of
techniques
ways of setting up provocations
psychology
purpose focus
random word tool for creativity
religion
and possibilities
logic and truth
views on thinking
see also Church
school curriculum
teaching design
teaching operacy
teaching systems behaviour
teaching about how the world works
the need to teach thinking
time spent on mathematics
science, and possibilities
self-organising systems
Septines
simplicity and value scanning
simplification and improvement
Six Hats method
Six Value Medals programme
Society of Thinkers
Socrates
Street, Sir Lawrence
systems behaviour, teaching in schools
'tall poppy effect'
thinking
and perception
complacency about
excellent but not enough
formal programmes
future actions towards improvement
new thinking methods and results
reasons why thinking is so poor
successes
the right to think
thinking software
truth, and values
twenty-three reasons why thinking is so poor
universities
analysis
argument
being blocked by excellence
concern with truth
constructive thinking
design
examinations
future role
role of scholarship
values
ways of thinking
values
youth, encouraging achievement
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