Test Your Creative Thinking: Enchance Your Lateral Thinking; Learn to Think Outside the Box (The Times)

Do you want to learn a different way of thinking? Do you want to stretch your mind? Almost everyone is born with the capacity to be creative, but such skills are often neglected or untapped. Lateral thinking is all about thinking outside the box, breaking out of familiar thought patterns and coming up with new possibilities. It is one of the keys to improving creativity. This book of brand new lateral puzzles aims to encourage you to think creatively. Whether at work, as part of an assessment or simply for fun. learning to think creatively can be hugely rewarding and make a real difference to your ability. By trying to find unusual or unexpected associations, patterns and connections, you can learn to keep an open mind and to look at everything in a different way. With plenty of questions and tips, this book provides an ideal opportunity for anyone to practice thinking laterally and improve his or her creativity. Lloyd King is a renowned lateral thinking expert who has been designing puzzles for over 10 years. A prolific writer, he has contributed to numerous books and is the author of the best-selling Puzzles for the High IQ. ""This is the best source we've come across for [lateral thinking] puzzles and should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to improve personal creativity."" Creativity Unleashed --Business creativity consultants (www.cul.co.uk)