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I think it's generally thought of as "lateral thinking", Edward de Bono has written a few books about it you might find interesting.

• coldtea 2y ago
  And some more commonplace words like "creativity" (as in "creative solution") etc. would apply.
• bzuker 2y ago
  any particular one you'd recommend?
  • wmwragg 2y ago
    I think the classic is "Lateral Thinking: A Textbook of Creativity"