0 a way of solving a problem by thinking about it in a different and original way and not using traditional or expected methods --
1 the process of considering a problem in a different and original way, rather than following traditional or expected ideas: --
The funding of the tunnel requires some lateral thinking.
Perhaps it should up the stakes to gain appeal, but at least lateral thinking has been used.
On the practical side, design and originality, lateral thinking and flair, and a lot of other things which we have previously distrusted, must be encouraged.
There is a range of thinking skills now which can be tackled direct: lateral thinking; modelling; mapping thoughts, arid widening perception.
With some lateral thinking, it might be possible to release a part of that spectrum.
That kind of lateral thinking may be helpful.
He believed very much in lateral thinking and in being radical.
So why not put in place an imaginative scheme, including a good deal of lateral thinking, to change totally the farming industry?
