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Nov 7, 2006 08:55
17 yrs ago
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German term

quer gedacht

German to English Marketing Business/Commerce (general)
Can anyone think of a good translation that works as a headline?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 Lateral thinking
4 +1 from a different angle / from a different slant
3 +1 Thinking outside of the box
4 Dissident toughts
4 challenging conventional thought /offering unique perspectives /conceiving more innovative solutions
3 lateral thought
3 original thoughts (original thinking)/(from) a unique point of view
3 -1 Thinking outside of the box
2 cross-currents
Change log

Nov 7, 2006 09:19: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Business/Commerce (general)"

Discussion

M-A-Z Nov 7, 2006:
@Steffen Walter: I disagree with your categorization. "querdenken" or "quer gedacht" has nothing to do with marketing. It clearly falls under the category of literature and journalism.
Steffen Walter Nov 7, 2006:
Please avoid the classification of questions as "Other" as far as possible and provide context.
Jonathan MacKerron Nov 7, 2006:
what's the article about?

Proposed translations

+2
3 mins
Selected

Lateral thinking

is a pretty common phrase

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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
Peer comment(s):
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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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
8 mins

Thinking outside of the box

How about this option?

Another one: thinking laterally

Both get hits on MSN
Peer comment(s):
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

lateral thought

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

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"thought laterally" another option with many google references

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"Thinking Laterally"
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-1
12 mins

Thinking outside of the box

Thinking across borders
Superseding conventional thought

Hard to say what would be most appropriate without seeing at least part of the article
Peer comment(s):
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

Dissident toughts

This should work as a headline

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Sorry, a typo: it should, of course, read: "Dissident thoughts"
Peer comment(s):
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

challenging conventional thought /offering unique perspectives /conceiving more innovative solutions


Anderen Möglichkeiten.

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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
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+1
4 hrs

from a different angle / from a different slant

depending on how much freedom you have - your hidden context would also be helpful
Peer comment(s):
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

original thoughts (original thinking)/(from) a unique point of view

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

or also: (from) a unique perspective
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23 hrs

cross-currents

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
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