lateral thinking
noun
chiefly British
: a method for solving problems by making unusual or unexpected connections between ideas
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There is still fun to be had; any game that openly encourages its players to break it is a joy for lovers of lateral thinking.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Later levels require some truly lateral thinking to figure out how to use limited resources to cross seemingly impassable obstructions.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
To formulate the paradox, Susskind applied a form of lateral thinking.
—George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2023
Interventions that encourage people to challenge stereotypes also foster lateral thinking—the use of indirect and novel approaches to solving problems—along with general creativity and mental flexibility.
—Richard J. Crisp, Scientific American, 1 May 2015
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Later levels require some truly lateral thinking to figure out how to use limited resources to cross seemingly impassable obstructions.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
To formulate the paradox, Susskind applied a form of lateral thinking.
—George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2023
Interventions that encourage people to challenge stereotypes also foster lateral thinking—the use of indirect and novel approaches to solving problems—along with general creativity and mental flexibility.
—Richard J. Crisp, Scientific American, 1 May 2015
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“Lateral thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lateral%20thinking. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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