Lateral Thinking
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Transcript of Lateral Thinking
Devashish
Sankul
Lateral
Thinking
DEVASHISH SANKUL presents
DEVASHISH SANKUL presents
Devashish
Sankul
Lateral
Thinking
•The World is Changing•It is changing F A S T
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We cannot We cannot
grasp it grasp it
totally ….totally ….
We don’t know
We don’t know
what our what our
future will future will
needneed
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•Education too needs to change
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What will your child need to
know more acutely in
future????
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To think out innovative solutions to complex problems??
How to measure the area of rhombus
OR
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Mathematics and Logic are a
part of it
It is important BUT
Insufficient
The former is an example of Vertical
Thinking
step 1 step 2 step 3 step 4
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Because it does not allow breeding of new ideas
Or creation of
new products
Or new insights in
existing
problems
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Hence the need for
L T R L
AE A
Thinking
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For the first time we
introduce a formal
course on
directed thinking
Lateral Thinking
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Lateral Thinking is a tool that leads to
Insights, creativity and new ideas
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Ideas that are not just technical
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But ideas that bring CHANGE
Change in every
field from
Politics to science
Philosophy to
traffic nuisance
Personal
happiness to
sports
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Lateral Thinking teaches
you
how to think creatively,
turn problems into
opportunities,
find alternative
solutions,
and
spark your creativity on
demand.
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Can’t Believe ???
Try this
Divide a square into 4
equal parts
in as many ways as
possible
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May be this one too
Got this?
Got this too??
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But could you have
thought of all these ways??
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But in real life you need to solve practical problems
Try this
Four plants are to be planted in a garden in such a manner that they are equidistant from each other
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Try….
May be a square ??
May be a circle …..Try as hard as you can … the solution is almost impossible
Unless …………
but noooooo
But then what about diagonals
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You think Laterally and break the assumptionof planting all trees on the same level ….
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Because Lateral
Thinking is a skill
that can be
learnt practiced
and applied just
like
Now you see lateral thinking solves problems ….
Practical Problems
Maths,
Tennis
or music
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• Lateral Thinking was originated by
• Dr. Edward De Bono in 1970s
Dr. De Bono considered to be one of the 250 most influential people in the entire history of humankind has written over 60 books
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He has taught Lateral Thinking to Nobel Laureates and Fortune 500 companies and4 year olds in South Africa and Cambodia !!!
It is the simplicity and practicality of De Bono’s work thatmake it the most widely used program
on directed Thinking
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It will be done through a systematic well-defined course aimed at “significant improvements in IQ, creativity, flexibility and fluency of thinking”
And we at Devashish are proud to
say that now on Devashishians will
be trained
not just in Maths and Science
but will receive FORMAL training on
THINKING
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And good thinking
ability alone will
take him
through..
Prepare your child for the future
Teach him to THINK through novel situations
To THINK in adverse conditionsTo THINK unusual solutions
Because the future is going to be
very different….
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For more information please contact the PRO at the school’s Front Desk
Thank you for your attention.