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quer gedacht

English translation: Lateral thinking

08:55 Nov 7, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: quer gedacht
Can anyone think of a good translation that works as a headline?
michil
English translation:Lateral thinking
Explanation:
is a pretty common phrase

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-11-07 09:01:07 GMT)
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It was first written up in a book called "The Use of Lateral Thinking" (Jonathan ... There are several ways of defining lateral thinking, ranging from the ...
www.edwdebono.com/debono/lateral.htm - 9k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten one of more than a million google hits
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 08:40
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Lateral thinking
Stephen Sadie
4 +1from a different angle / from a different slant
Cilian O'Tuama
3 +1Thinking outside of the box
Maudarg (X)
4Dissident toughts
M-A-Z
4challenging conventional thought /offering unique perspectives /conceiving more innovative solutions
Meturgan
3lateral thought
Jonathan MacKerron
3original thoughts (original thinking)/(from) a unique point of view
Bernhard Sulzer
3 -1Thinking outside of the box
Robert Schlarb
2cross-currents
Kieran McCann


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Lateral thinking


Explanation:
is a pretty common phrase

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-11-07 09:01:07 GMT)
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It was first written up in a book called "The Use of Lateral Thinking" (Jonathan ... There are several ways of defining lateral thinking, ranging from the ...
www.edwdebono.com/debono/lateral.htm - 9k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten one of more than a million google hits

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 08:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 264
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X)
14 mins
  -> thanks david
disagree  M-A-Z: This is a psychological concept, while "quer gedacht" as a headline refers to the unconventional reflections laid down in a newspaper article.
1 hr
  -> please explain//IMHO my proposal actually works very nicely
agree  Nesrin
1 hr
  -> thanks nesrin
agree  Lancashireman: Lays the reflections down OK
2 hrs
  -> thanks andrew
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Thinking outside of the box


Explanation:
How about this option?

Another one: thinking laterally

Both get hits on MSN

Maudarg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  M-A-Z: This denotes a psychological process, but not the written result which is at issue here (the unconventional reflections laid down in a newspaper article)
1 hr
agree  Nesrin
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  DC Josephs: it's perfectly good biztalk!
5 hrs
  -> Thank you
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lateral thought


Explanation:
is where I'd start, gets enought googles to be considered

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-11-07 09:00:35 GMT)
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"thought laterally" another option with many google references

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-11-07 09:05:29 GMT)
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"Thinking Laterally"

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 156
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Thinking outside of the box


Explanation:
Thinking across borders
Superseding conventional thought

Hard to say what would be most appropriate without seeing at least part of the article

Robert Schlarb
Local time: 08:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  M-A-Z: This denotes a psychological process, but not the written result which is at issue here.
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Dissident toughts


Explanation:
This should work as a headline

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Note added at 1 Stunde (2006-11-07 10:06:08 GMT)
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Sorry, a typo: it should, of course, read: "Dissident thoughts"

M-A-Z
Local time: 08:40
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lancashireman: Careful! Tese could get you sent to a gulag.
53 mins
  -> Indeed, that happened to a lot of unconventional thinkers in the (bad) old days.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
challenging conventional thought /offering unique perspectives /conceiving more innovative solutions


Explanation:

Anderen Möglichkeiten.

Management Consulting Jobs, Strategy & IT Jobs, News & Career ...
Can you challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive innovative solutions?
BLT Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting in Financial ...
www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/appointments.asp?Land=UK - 126k - 5 Nov 2006


Meturgan
Hungary
Local time: 08:40
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
from a different angle / from a different slant


Explanation:
depending on how much freedom you have - your hidden context would also be helpful

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 151

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TonyTK: Bit of a struggle deciding to agree - what with you already rolling in points an 'all - but it could make a neat headline. // Hardly ever have the time - but you do catch the odd gem by chance.
3 hrs
  -> you follow this more closely than i thought, dangerous
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
original thoughts (original thinking)/(from) a unique point of view


Explanation:
Einstein was an original thinker:
http://www.student.euv-frankfurt-o.de/~euv80393/tafeln_lq.pd...

or also: (from) a unique perspective

Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 02:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 51
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
cross-currents


Explanation:
we are not given enough information about the context to make accurate suggestions, but this might work if this is a very general article or perhaps a regular column

Kieran McCann
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 124
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