tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526467379082251799.post205272333679692126..comments2014-08-02T04:33:53.284+01:00Comments on Creativity at Work: Unconscious CreativityJeremy Worrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00887647931032816290noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526467379082251799.post-9631053255508248482012-06-06T07:49:10.478+01:002012-06-06T07:49:10.478+01:00A SURPRISING AMOUNT of our aches and pains, and ot...A SURPRISING AMOUNT of our aches and pains, and other physical complaints, can be drawn down, possibly, to signs of unconscious anxiety. Anxiety at this level, which may be impossible to identify or rationalise, insists upon a hearing. We may not feel stressed or anxious, but our souls may say differently.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.evitalhealth.com/UltraMeal_Medical_Food_Dutch_Chocolate.html" rel="nofollow">ultrameal reviews</a>kaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767722783117979542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526467379082251799.post-6014631314340424632011-11-02T23:46:31.783+00:002011-11-02T23:46:31.783+00:00Hi Jeremy,
You draw an interesting distinction be...Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />You draw an interesting distinction between lateral and creative thinking but I'm not sure I totally agree. <br /><br />In Paul Sloane's book, How to be a Brilliant Thinker: Exercise Your Mind & Find Creative Solutions, he describes lateral thinking<br /><br />"Lateral thinking is a phrase coined by Dr. Edward de Bono as a counterpoint to conventional or vertical thinking. In contentional thinking, we go forward in a predictable, direct fashion. Lateral thinking involves coming at the problem from new directions - literally, from the side."<br /><br />So I guess the question is, did the solution to the software problem require predictable, direct approaches? <br /><br />You make the point that many software developers could have developed a solution for teh problem encountered using "using established pathways in the brain". For me an established pathway is vertical thinking. at least that's my interpretation of De Bono's work.<br /><br />However if you had stated that the software developer had resolved the problem using an established process that led him to look at the problem in new ways then I would say this is lateral thinking. De Bono describes lateral thinking as a process and not necessarily a 'gift'. So if many software developers have built in a process naturally to find alternative pathways that they did not previously have in their minds then they are excellent examples of lateral thinkers.<br /><br />Personally I wouldn't draw the distinction between lateral and creative thinking as you have. For me they lateral thinking is inherently creative. In your example your domain is narrow and the level of creativity maybe limited but still creative. The soultion you say involved "introducing layers of abstraction which weren't themselves constrained in the same as the elementary components" - this does not sound like an alanyst trying to 'break through' a brick wall as you state toward the end of your article. Rather it sounds like the software designer ignored the wall and built several steps to help him securely scale it - lateral and rather creative thinking in my book.<br /><br />Feel free to counter my interpretation of your words....<br /><br /><br /><br />Lateral thinking is not using the traditional pathways and using alternative paths ' from the side'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639621874305781779noreply@blogger.com