Developers, Architects, and those of us with heavy STEM backgrounds are well versed in linear thinking. Linear thinking is the ability to use logic to analyse problems and is a central skill for software engineering. When we are working with complex business contexts, cause and effect relationships become fuzzy, logic fails to be the best way to analyse the problems, and sometimes we experience friction with other stakeholders because of our stubborn linear analysis. Becoming a great architect means letting these things complement each other instead of being in conflict. This session introduces a different set of tools that become important as you move toward architectural roles: lateral thinking. Making the best use of both linear and lateral thinking takes time, practice, and reflection, and this session should help you speed up this journey.