Editing Lateral thinking (section)

==Problem solving==
; Problem solving
: When something creates a problem, the performance or the status quo of the situation drops. [[Problem solving|Problem-solving]] deals with finding out what caused the problem and then figuring out ways to fix the problem. The objective is to get the situation to where it should be. For example, a production line has an established run rate of 1000 items per hour. Suddenly, the run rate drops to 800 items per hour. Ideas as to why this happened and solutions to repair the production line must be thought of, such as giving the worker a pay raise. A study on engineering students' abilities to answer very open-ended questions suggests that students showing more lateral thinking were able to solve the problems much quicker and more accurately.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Arsad |first1=Norhana |last2=Sanusi |first2=Hilmi |last3=Majid |first3=Rosadah Abd |last4=Ali |first4=Manisah Mohd |last5=Husain |first5=Hafizah |title=Lateral Thinking through Black Box Experiment among Engineering Students |journal=Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences |date=October 2012 |volume=60 |pages=14–20 |doi=10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.340 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

; Lateral problem "solving"
: Lateral thinking often produces solutions that appear "obvious" in hindsight. It can often highlight problems people never knew they had, or solve simple problems that have huge impacts. For example, if a production line produced 1000 books per hour, lateral thinking may suggest that a drop in output to 800 would lead to higher quality, and more motivated workers. Students have shown lateral thinking in their application of a variety of individual, unique concepts in order to solve complex problems.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Syahrin |first1=Alfi |last2=Dawud |first2=Dawud |last3=Suwignyo |first3=Heri |last4=Priyatni |first4=Endah Tri |title=Creative Thinking Patterns In Student's Scientific Works |journal=Eurasian Journal of Educational Research |date=29 May 2019 |volume=19 |issue=81 |pages=1–16 |doi=10.14689/ejer.2019.81.2 |doi-access=free }}</ref>