A couple of years ago I happened to meet my nephew who is born & brought up in New Zealand an has studied there only. He is a very good cricket player and at present is in England playing county cricket. While talking he mentioned that in his high school he had a course in lateral thinking, which was compulsory and he was exposed to most of the techniques of lateral thinking. He could describe a few and their methodology also. Later he added and explained as to how he has used a few techniques to enhance his playing skill as well used them to plan ahead of matches.
I was surprised to read also in a news item that the Australian cricket team during their golden years, when they were unbeaten for a couple of years, were exposed to and were trained to use one of the techniques of lateral thinking called 'Six Thinking Hats". It was a three month exposure to the techniques probably conducted by Edward De Bono himself. This was also admitted by the team coach and the captain after their retirement. Before each series and also before each match all the members of the team used to sit down for a session of 'Six Thinking Hats" keeping the other team in discussion. They would use this technique to analyze their weakness and strengths and also of the opponent and come out with strategies & tactics as how use them in order to win the match and the series. Not to mention that at that time the Australian team was unbeatable.
" Lateral Thinking is also concerned with breaking out of concept prison of old ideas.This leads to change in attitude and approach; to looking in a different way at things which have always been looked at in the same way. Liberation from old ideas and the stimulation of new ones are twin aspects of lateral thinking."
Edward De Bono
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