Creative/lateral thinking exercises

5 Responses

1. What box?
   Well Antony, this is a really popular request. We are all obviously very busy thinking inside our respective boxes!

   If you e mail me at ericwelburn@yo329ut.freeserve.co.uk I can send you one or two ideas that should help.

   Regards,
   Eric Welburn

   P.S. Who said there was a box in the first place?

2. Lateral thinking
   The Year 2020 Exercise.
   With the students in groups of 3+ tell them that they are editors of a paper or whatever. The date is 31 December in the year 2020 and they have to produce an article that summarises the past year/decade but for now all you want are headlines and perhaps a summarising paragraph.

   Allow 7 min

   For more ideas give me a call

   Paul Hobbs
   The Thinking consultancy
   01784 44 04 04

3. Website full of lateral thinking puzzles
   Anthony, lateral thinking puzzles, used sparingly, can be a good starting point. Try this website for puzzles attributed to Paul Sloane.
   http://einstein.et.tudelft.nl/~arlet/puzzles/lateral.html

4. Exercises and puzzles
   Dear Antony

   I have some fantastic puzzles and exercises which last between 15 seconds and two hours.

   Give me a ring and I will share.
   020 8871 5063

   Regards
   Maggie

5. Creative & Lateral Thinking Exercise Library
   Dear Antony

   Exercises within the Change & Development Exercise Library have been designed with this exact objective in mind. E-mail me your postal address and I will send you a FREE sample exercise and a complete catalogue of all exercises available.

   Emma Smith (TMS Development International Ltd, 01904 464522)