22nd August 2016 - Lateral Thinking

Lateral thinking is a fresh word to me. Through the lecture, I simply understand that lateral thinking's purpose is to view things and think on the other side. We should not restrict our cogitation in the frame and this is what we called 'thinking out of the box'. For instance, the 9 dots exercise. If our thinking is limited in the grid, surely we can't get the answer.
Oh ya, teacher also shared the story 'The Crow and the Pitcher' to us. When the screen displayed the picture of the story, I amused. Of course I heard this story before, but recently the netizen discovered the blind spot of the story - the crow picked the stones from the riverside and finally it got to drink the water in the pitcher. You know what is the emphasis? Yes, RIVERSIDE! Hahahaha. So the crow's lateral thinking is stupid actually.😂😂 But I am not saying that lateral thinking is not a smart way, it surely has its benefits. 

Edward de Bono

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discusses Lateral Thinking

In the talk, Edward de Bono claimed that creativity is not a connate technique but is a skill which everyone can obtain through learning. And he named this skill as lateral thinking.
Besides initiating something new, creativity is also a significant tool which assists us to define and improve processes and products.

Edward de Bono was born on 19th May 1933 in Malta. He is a physician, psychologist, author, inventor and consultant. Dr. de Bono was the first person to propose that the human brain is a self organising system. He is the inventor of the phrase "Lateral Thinking" which is now in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Edward de Bono originated the term 'lateral thinking' in 1967. Lateral thinking's implication is to solve problems indirectly and creatively. According Edward de Bono, lateral thinking methods provide a deliberate, systematic process that will result in innovative thinking. Now, schools from over 20 countries use de Bono's thinking tools into their curriculum.

Dr. de Bono designed this system in 1985. It is a tool which is helpful for group discussion and individual thinking. 6 colours hats (white, yellow, black, red, green, blue) have different functions and roles. For me, I think the green hat is the most important as it focuses on creativity.
 

My own interpretation of this Edward de Bono quote is that there is no need for a mind if you are not open minded enough to accept changes. The mind is the brain, and the brain is basically useless and futile if it isn't stimulated by the many different ideas around you. A problem does not revolve around a single solution. If you never change your mind, you will never see things in a new light, so why have one?

My own take on this quote is that it motivates me to work for what i want rather than to wait and idle aimlessly, expecting to be "spotted out of the crowd". This tells me not to be the one waiting to grasp the perfect moment, but to be the one who CREATES the perfect moment. To be part of the crowd is easy, but to be OUTSTANDING requires more than just waiting and expecting something magical to happen. It requires initiative.

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HEROES!!

Rio Olympics has ended and this time was Malaysia's most successful outing, winning a total of 5 medals! Congratulations to all medalists and thank you for striving for our country's honour.❤️
What today I want to share is, I found that Singaporeans do not keen to Olympics games like Malaysians. In Malaysia, we will even go to the 'Mamak' purposely to watch the match. At there, regardless of our races, we cheer for the winning and sigh for the failing.
But most of my Singaporean friends told me that they don't really care about Olympics. That day I was talking about Schooling's victory with my friend and she told me that she's just like : 'Oh ya, he won? Well.'
There is really a big contrast! You know, if Schooling is a Malaysian, we will hooray for him and Baskin Robbin will provide free ice cream as a celebration! And there is a holiday waiting for us hahaha.
By the way, I am an Olympics fan and I hope everyone loves Olympics too!