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Day Dreaming – Einstein

“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the flight of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” Albert Einstein

Log Man: Creative problem solving with creative approach

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?

Anderson Consulting Quiz: Creative problem solving with creative approach

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 […]

Four Chains – Answer

Instead of thinking of trying to connect four separate chains, what about trying to separate one chain into three links. Then, use these links to connect the remaining three chains.

Four Chains: Creative problem solving with creative approach

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 […]

Hidden Colors: Creative problem solving with creative thinking techniques

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 […]

Ten XI – PART II Answers

   

Ten XI – PART I Answers

PART II These are a few possible answers. Now think about this: did you consider using a line that wasn’t straight? How else might you get “ten” using a non-straight line? Possible Answers

Shakespeare Volumes

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 […]

Ten XI Part I Questions: Creative problem solving with creative approach

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 […]