title: Problem solving revisited.
abstract: In this paper the increasing problems and need for novel solutions in today's world are discussed. A framework consisting of the combination of the problem-solving process and the creative thinking process is considered. Inherent in each process is a predominant mode of thought: reasoning or vertical thinking in the problem-solving process, and imagination or lateral thinking in the creative thinking process. These processes directed in a complementary manner are suggested as a means of solving problems creatively in situations which call for unique and novel solutions.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D007858:Learning; D011340:Problem Solving; D013850:Thinking