The Power of Thinking Differently

Take a look at the following picture. There is a man holding a log of wood in his hand. What happens to the log when the man opens his hand?

Here is one of many creative problem solving excerices which can be answered by creative thinking techniques and creative approach. This famous quiz game has been developed by Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and will help you understand better your style of thinking. The questions are not difficult: try to think for a while before reading […]

Another creative problem solving exercises which can be answered by creative thinking techniques and creative approach. A businessman brought back from Europe four pieces of chain in solid gold, each consisting of three links. He wanted to keep them as an investment, but his wife felt that—joined together—the pieces would make a lovely necklace. She […]

One more solving executrices which can be answered by creative thinking techniques and creative approach. This game is designed to increase your flexibility and your ability to overcome the restrictions of habit. The name of what color is concealed in each sentence? Newspaper editors decided to go on strike. (Red) The cab lacked proper brakes […]

Shakespeare Volumes: Creative problem solving with creative approach and creative thinking techniques. There are four volumes of Shakespeare’s collected works on the shelf. The pages of each volume are exactly 2 in. thick. The covers are each 1/6 in. thick. A bookworm started eating at page 1 of Volume I and ate through to the […]

Add one line to the roman numeral XI, and end up with the number ten. Try for at least three different solutions.The most obvious solution is to add a fraction bar, X/l. What other’s can you think of? Possible answers to Part I Just another creative problem solving executrices which can be answered by creative […]

Here is a list of animals and the inventions they exemplify. Try matching the animal with the invention. Just use your creative approach and creative problem solving skills. 1. bat ( ) parachute 2. armadillo ( ) snowshoes 3. chameleon ( ) anesthetic 4. fish ( ) helicopter 5. flying squirrel ( ) suction cup […]

Just another creative problem solving executrices which can be answered by creative thinking techniques and creative approach. The problem: Draw four straight lines through the nine dots without retracing and without lifting your pen from the paper. The key to the solution is, of course, that the imaginary boundaries formed by the dots need not […]

Defining a problem too narrowly can inhibit and delay finding a solution. The creative problem solver tries to state the requirements as broadly as possible at the beginning. If, after a reasonable time, no solution presents itself, he tries to restate it in such a way that a new avenue of approach becomes available.Less successful […]

Just another creative problem solving executrices which can be answered by creative thinking techniques and creative approach. Examples: Elephant, bleed, lie, wash Answer:White (white elephant, bleed white, white lie, white-wash) Sleeping, contest, spot, shop Answer: Beauty (sleeping beauty, beauty contest, beauty spot, beauty shop) Now train your own associative powers with the following sets: 1. […]