187.Innovation for the New Year with Peripheral Thinking with Paul Daniels

You may wonder as I did, “What is peripheral thinking?” Paul Daniels has trademarked a system for peripheral thinking™ so I felt it was a good idea to hear directly from him. A standard definition of peripheral thinking is to not think too hard to come up with solutions and ideas. Instead, try to incorporate solutions from different perspectives drawn from past and present experiences. Paul used the word neurodiversity, which was coined in the late 1900’s by Judy Singer, a sociologist who has autism to expand on this theory.

The term neurodiversity refers to the concept that certain developmental disorders are normal variations in the brain. But those so-called disorders also have certain strengths that are advantageous. Paul comes from five generations of artists, poets and musicians. He was the first to go the corporate route but is still what I would call a renaissance man with wide interests and expertise in diverse areas. He is also dyslexic, for which he was diagnosed at the age of 40.

Stupid, dumb, lazy, undisciplined, a daydreamer were all names he was called growing up. It was only after his daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia that the light went on for him. He saw the world in the same way as she did. Now, he has learned to use his ability to see the world differently in expanding his innovative thinking and he trains others to do the same. We will talk here about how peripheral thinking helps in finding alternatives, creative problem solving, and taking action. Full article here: https://goalsforyourlife.com/blog/peripheral-thinking