Tuesday, January 05, 2010

"One Letter Off" Movies: A Lateral Thinking Exercise





Critical Thinking is the process by which we look for errors and find answers. Whereas Lateral Thinking is the finding of solutions through a creative process. Research tells us that creative thinking can help us be more effective problem solvers.



So, give this fun exercise a try. Change one letter to spin a classic movie into a parody of itself. The possibilities - and chuckles - are infinite. But, please, keep 'em G rated.



Here are some of mine:



The Incredible Sulk
Jurassic Pork
The Lizard of Oz
The Trouble With Hairy
The Dork Knight
Iron Pan
The Beer Hunter
All About Ewe
Ben-Fur
Planet of the Ales
Public Enema
Boys Don't Fry
Lust in Translation
Silence of the Lamps




Drury, S. (2009). Thinking Inside The Box. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 48 (1), 1-2 DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181908c2c