Monday, May 12, 2008

Horizontal and vertical thinking

"Some people are unhappy about lateral [horizontal] thinking becausethey feel it threatens the validity of vertical thinking. This is notso at all. The two processes are complementary, not antagonistic.Lateral thinking enhances the effectiveness of vertical thinking byoffering it more to select from. Vertical thinking multiplies theeffectiveness of lateral thinking by making good use of the ideasgenerated."  - Edward DeBono, author of 62 books on creative thought.

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