LateralDeck
Think differently. Together.
Deal a deck of lateral-thinking prompts to your team. Everyone gets a different lens on the same problem.
1–9 players · 10 minutes · No account needed
One player · Up to 5 cards · No account needed
Make it worse
How would you make this problem as bad as possible? List 3 ways to guarantee failure — then reverse each one.
Inverting a problem reveals solutions that direct thinking always misses.
Tap to think differently →The 10-year-old
Explain the problem in one sentence a 10-year-old would understand. What question do they ask first? Take it seriously.
Experts hide the most obvious solutions behind familiarity.
Tap to think differently →Decide in 60 seconds
If you had to commit to a direction right now — no more data, no more discussion — what would you do? Trust that instinct.
Red thinkers process through action. Their best thinking happens when they move.
Colour Thinking mode →Step back
How is this thinking session going? Are we asking the right question? What thinking does the group still need to do?
The Blue Hat manages the thinking process itself — not the problem content.
6+1 Hats mode →Who gets hurt?
Who is quietly affected by this problem but has no voice in this room? What would they ask us to consider?
Green thinkers surface what others rush past. The quietest stakeholder often holds the most important truth.
Colour Thinking mode →