PARAGRAPH
QUESTIONS
1. “Most
complex problems do have a solution. Explain how the girl in the story used
lateral thinking to come up with a solution for her problem.
Introduction: Thinking out of the box, Lateral thinking BY
Edward de Bono, a champion of lateral thinking provides us with some useful
tips to come out of complex situations. Lateral thinking succeeds where
traditional fails. Lateral thinking bails us out of awkward situations where as
linear thinking lets us down. Life is not a path strewn with roses and it
presents several difficult situations, where one is compelled to act and
unscathed. Lateral thinking is a boon for winners. It is a tonic victory.
Once
a poor farmer, blessed with a beautiful daughter borrowed some money from a
rich, ugly old mal. When the time for repaying the loan came the rich old man
made a strange proposal of picking one of the two pebbles from his money bag.
The girl picked one and deliberately let it fall among the pebbles and asked
the rich man to see for himself which pebble is left in the bag. The cunning
rich man found himself outwitted by smart girl. Her lateral thinking saved her
from her ugly predicament.
Conclusion: Lateral thinking is win win situation.
2. Lateral
thinking is creative or non linear thinking provides instances from the essay
to support this statement.
People
endowed with lateral thinking have innovated breath taking path breaking ideas
in the past age. They are all people who did things differently. Dhirubhai
Ambani a born pauper built a huge business empire, with his novel ideas. Kerry
packer introduced day/night matches, colorful balls and clothes in cricket, an
instant success. The latest in cricket is T-20 matches.
3. Explain
the use of six thinking hats. How does
it in group discussion?
One
of Edward de Bono’s main contributions has been the idea of using six thinking
hats, Each of these hats stand for a particular thinking technique. The author
advocates the use of all the six techniques especially in a group discussion. A
group discussion often is a war of words in which one refuses to accept another
person’s point of view. By wearing six different hats one cal put oneself in
another person’s position and thus adjusts him to the unfolding situation.
Conclusion: Lateral thinking is win
win situation
4. Explain
the difference between lateral and logical thinking.
Lateral
thinking is different from logical thinking. It implies the ability to think
differently. Lateral thinking distinguishes the extraordinary from the
mediocre. In logical thinking one has some set of ideas where as in lateral
thinking one has to invent something in order to win.
Conclusion: Lateral thinking is win
win situation
ANNOTATIONS
1. It is
thinking differently or doing something different that might be quite novel and
unconventional in nature.
Reference: these lines are taken from the essay
THINKINKING OUT OF THE BOX LATERAL THINKING. The essay is adapted from an article
on lateral thinking in the internet. Edward de Bono is the main propagator of
lateral thinking.
Context: lateral thinking is the opposite of linear
thinking. Where traditional thinking fails lateral thinking succeeds.
Explanation: Lateral thinking is way of thinking
different from logical thinking. We tend to think in a logical way in a given
situation lets us down. In most of the complex situation our novel ideas save
us. This is the significance of lateral thinking.
Conclusion: Lateral thinking is win win situation.
2. in
most--------------concepts and boundaries.
Reference: these lines are taken from the essay
THINKINKING OUT OF THE BOX LATERAL THINKING. The essay is adapted from an
article on lateral thinking in the internet. Edward de Bono is the main
propagator of lateral thinking.
Context: lateral thinking is the opposite of linear
thinking. Where traditional thinking fails lateral thinking succeeds.
Explanation: Lateral thinking implies the ability to
think differently. In traditional thinking one has some set of ideas to arrange
in a logical manner in lateral thinking one does not have any pieces to play
with. One has to invent something to start with.
Conclusion: Lateral thinking is win win situation
3. When a
person ---------under diverse hats.
Reference: these lines are taken from the essay
THINKINKING OUT OF THE BOX LATERAL THINKING. The essay is adapted from an
article on lateral thinking in the internet. Edward de Bono is the main
propagator of lateral thinking.
Context: lateral thinking is the opposite of linear
thinking. Where traditional thinking fails lateral thinking succeeds.
Explanation:
one of Edwards’s main
contributions has been the notion of six thinking hats often used to indicate
the role a person is playing. We use base ball cap soldier’s helmet etc. When a
person puts on a hat he or she plays the role that belongs to that hat. This
makes it a game where individuals are encouraged to contribute all kinds of
ideas under hats.
Conclusion: Lateral thinking is win win situation
4. with six
----------bikering or obstinacy.
Reference: these lines are taken from the essay
THINKINKING OUT OF THE BOX LATERAL THINKING. The essay is adapted from an
article on lateral thinking in the internet. Edward de Bono is the main
propagator of lateral thinking.
Context: lateral thinking is the opposite of linear
thinking. Where traditional thinking fails lateral thinking succeeds
Explanation:
one of Edwards’s main contributions
has been the notion of using six thinking hats. Each of these hats stand for a
particular thinking technique. The author advocates the use of all these
techniques, especially in group discussion. A Group discussion often a war of
words in which one refuses to acknowledge another person point of view by
wearing several hats 1 can put 1 self in the position of another person there
by look at where is options objectively.
Conclusion: Lateral Thinking Is Win Win Situation.
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