TY  - BOOK
AU  - De Bono, Edward
TI  - Lateral thinking: a textbook of creativity
SN  - 9780241257548
U1  - 153.35 
PY  - 1990///
CY  - London ; New York : 
PB  - Penguin Books, 
KW  - Lateral thinking
KW  - Creative thinking
N1  - Introduction --
; Use of this book --
; The way the mind works --
; Difference between lateral and vertical thinking --
; Attitudes towards lateral thinking --
; Basic nature of lateral thinking --
; The use of lateral thinking --
; Techniques --
; The generation of alternatives --
; Challenging assumptions --
; Innovation --
; Suspended judgement --
; Design --
; Dominant ideas and crucial factors --
; Fractionation --
; The reversal method --
; Brainstorming --
; Analogies --
; Choice of entry point and attention area --
; Random stimulation --
; Concepts/divisions/polarization --
; The new word po --
; Blocked by openness --
; Description/ problem solving/ design --
; Summary
N2  - Through a series of special techniques, in groups or working alone, Edward de Bono shows us how to look at problems from a variety of angles and in so doing offer up solutions that are as ingenious as they are effective. After reading this book you will become a much more productive and formidable thinker
ER  -