What are some examples of critical thinking and lateral thinking in action?

Here are some tips on how to improve critical thinking: - learn the power of connecting the dots - using provocative statement - learn probing questioning techniques; asking probing questions is a strategy for discovering more details. - improve your analytical and observation skills

One great example of a critical approach I use in team strategic analysis and following in the design phase is to take criticism, arguments, and claims from the most significant or most impactful (whatever your criteria) client or partner. Steps for collaborative work: 1. Are they right, entirely right? Do we share the same understanding in our teams? What if they are entirely right? What does it mean in our relations 2. What are the consequences of not moving on in their direction? 3. What if we align our product, services, orga, processes, and capabilities? What would have to change in priority 4. What would be the future situation? What would be the risk of contagion/opportunity for harmonization (regarding other stakeholders)

Here are some tips on how to cultivate lateral thinking skills: - shifting your thought process from old patterns - cultivating your open-mindedness - changing your self-limiting beliefs - adopt a free spirit mindset - embracing alternative educational tools, such as numerology, tarot, and oracle decks, can stimulate intuition and help you see things from different angles. - practicing arts, painting, cooking, mixology, manual dexterity works (construction), woodworking, or any random stimulation - improve your power of observation - developing self-awareness and consciousness. - Engaging with people who think differently - Not afraid of asking unusual or provocative questions can lead to innovative solutions - journaling

Let's just assume you completely understand your context and the behaviors of the stakeholders and have identified the negative consequences/ missed opportunities. The first stage could be to frame the problem by considering the whole situation as if you were instructed to remove ALL the constraints voluntarily. This shift forces you to reshape the entire situation around your intention and how stakeholders' behaviors might need to evolve. Then, you can borrow from a very different industry, people, and context what happens when professionals sharing a comparable set of constraints do successfully, then retro-engineer that analysis to develop tailored solutions.

Combinar el pensamiento crítico con el pensamiento lateral potencia la resolución de problemas. El pensamiento crítico descompone los argumentos y evalúa la evidencia de forma lógica, mientras que el pensamiento lateral fomenta soluciones creativas al abordar problemas desde ángulos inusuales. Al enfrentar un desafío, primero usa el pensamiento crítico para entender el problema y sus causas raíz. Luego, aplica el pensamiento lateral para generar ideas innovadoras y soluciones no convencionales. Esta combinación permite abordar problemas de manera holística, evaluando todas las posibilidades y encontrando soluciones efectivas y creativas.

Some of my favourite inspiring quotes about creativity: “Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.”
– Charles Mingus “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.”
– Steve Jobs “Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.”
– Edward de Bono

As Albert Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” It’s about letting go of conventional thinking and embracing the possibilities. So, keep exploring, keep creating, and most importantly, have fun with it! 😊 Here are the benefits I am thinking of: - Thrive at work - Make money (entrepreneurship) - Having fun - Enjoying life - Spark curiosity - Lead to a more authentic self - Create passion and purpose - Flow with the universe: creativity can make us feel connected to something larger than ourselves. - Encourages open-mindedness and understanding of different perspectives. - Help to activate the crown chakra.

La combinación del pensamiento crítico y lateral ofrece un enfoque dual para resolver problemas: uno asegura una comprensión profunda y lógica del problema, y el otro estimula la innovación y la creatividad. Este enfoque no solo amplía el espectro de soluciones posibles, sino que también mejora la calidad de las decisiones tomadas. Al evaluar críticamente los datos y luego pensar fuera de lo convencional, se pueden descubrir soluciones menos obvias pero altamente efectivas. Este método fomenta una mentalidad flexible y adaptable, crucial en un mundo donde los desafíos son cada vez más complejos y dinámicos.

Enfrentando la polarización y el desencanto político en España y Europa, combinamos pensamiento crítico y lateral para innovar. Inicialmente, se analiza la situación: causas de polarización, efectos de políticas actuales. Luego, se buscan soluciones creativas, como mejorar la educación en pensamiento crítico desde jóvenes y fomentar diálogos ciudadanos mediante tecnología, para una mayor participación democrática. Esta estrategia puede llevar a políticas más inclusivas y efectivas, reduciendo la polarización y aumentando la confianza en las instituciones, revitalizando así la democracia con enfoques no convencionales.

When you can successfully combine the cognitive abilities of a scientist, artist, and thinker, you can unlock your full creative potential. Each of these disciplines brings a unique set of skills and perspectives: - The scientific mind provides you with the analytical and logical thinking necessary to solve complex problems. - The artistic mind helps you to think outside the box (see beyond the obvious) and come up with innovative ideas. - While the mind of a thinker allows you to reflect on the ideas, critically evaluate them, and refine them further, ensuring the practicality and effectiveness of the solutions. The Big 3 (111 karmic portals of creation 😀)

‘Lateral thinking is concerned not with playing with the existing pieces but with seeking to change those very pieces. Lateral thinking is concerned with the perception part of thinking. This is where we organize the external world into the pieces we can then process.’ - Edward de Bono The biggest barrier to new ideas is the need to always be right. ‘The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.’ - David Bohm Creative thinking is not a talent. Creative thinking is a learnable skill that can enhance natural abilities, promote teamwork, productivity and profits. ‘The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.’ - Albert Einstein