Edward de Bono - discusses Lateral Thinking video reflection

In this video, de Bono tells us how creativity is not a talent, but a skill that can be acquired through practice. One of the skill of creativity is Lateral Thinking. It requires one to think beyond the usual routine. I feel that it is true how Lateral Thinking takes practice to improve it. Having first properly introduced to the term in class, I was unsure how it worked. Eventually, through small activities in class, I was able to grasp the concept much better. Lateral thinking, unlike brainstorming, follows a much more logical path. While working on the Bee activity from the previous post titled "Lateral Thinking", I realised I constantly asked myself "So what other logical reasoning could there be for the bee to favour a painting of flowers over a real fresh rose?" The ideas that are produced through Lateral Thinking are much more feasible and organised compared to those from brainstorming. This does not mean that brainstorming is not important though, they are different skills to be used at different times. I feel that it is good to start with brainstorming, followed by Lateral Thinking of the ideas from brainstorming to further sieve out better ones.