Book Name : Lateral Thinking
Author : Edward De Bono
What is it about : A book for the laymen and teachers alike who are interested in gaining the know-how to begin, nurture and utilise lateral thinking. The book also painstakingly explains in details the differences and characteristics between vertical and lateral thinking.
Some thoughts after having read the book : I was very much amused and enlightened by the author's explanation of this very interesting topic. During the reading of the passages in the book, I was constantly trying to analyse the various industries and fields of professions in our day-to-day life such as the advertising agents, historians and physicists to check if they require more of the non-linear (lateral) or the building-block (vertical) modes of thinking approaches.
Would I recommend this book to you : Yes. The reader is made fully aware of how the mind functions and what are the triggers in initiating, and eventually making good use of the art of lateral thinking. The exercises in the book although at times, seem heavy-going, actually introduce the readers in to thinking effectively outside the box and beyond the boundaries. One word of note, the book is intended to be read over time of say, 3-6 months in order to gain a fuller appreciation.
Author : Edward De Bono
What is it about : A book for the laymen and teachers alike who are interested in gaining the know-how to begin, nurture and utilise lateral thinking. The book also painstakingly explains in details the differences and characteristics between vertical and lateral thinking.
Some thoughts after having read the book : I was very much amused and enlightened by the author's explanation of this very interesting topic. During the reading of the passages in the book, I was constantly trying to analyse the various industries and fields of professions in our day-to-day life such as the advertising agents, historians and physicists to check if they require more of the non-linear (lateral) or the building-block (vertical) modes of thinking approaches.
Would I recommend this book to you : Yes. The reader is made fully aware of how the mind functions and what are the triggers in initiating, and eventually making good use of the art of lateral thinking. The exercises in the book although at times, seem heavy-going, actually introduce the readers in to thinking effectively outside the box and beyond the boundaries. One word of note, the book is intended to be read over time of say, 3-6 months in order to gain a fuller appreciation.
