Sometimes no matter how much I think about a problem,I just can't solve it. Solving problems is important for my job, so when a colleague mentioned lateral thinking,I was ready to listen. Lateral thinking means thinking in an indirect and creative way and looking at the problem in a new and unusual way. This can help you become more flexible when you try to solve a problem. Lateral thinking is different from how I thought about problems.I was being too logical. I was thinking about each problem in a very direct, step-by-step way and makingtoo many assumptions