“侧向思维”一词,最早见于英国医生德博诺的著作中,他把人类利用外部信息来找到解决问题途径的能力,同眼睛的侧视能力相类比,提出了这个概念。其实,侧向思维是创造性思维的一种。著名的阿基米德浮力定律,就是他在洗澡时无意发现的。教学中,同学们也经常反映说在不注意 The term “lateral thinking” was first seen in the work of British physician De Bono, who put human beings’ ability to use external information to find ways to solve problems, and compared them with the side-viewing capabilities of the eye. In fact, lateral thinking is a kind of creative thinking. The famous Archimedes buoyancy law was unintentionally discovered when he was taking a bath. In the teaching, the students often reflect that they are not paying attention