Dear Friends, Sharing a PPT on Thinking out of the Box... Hope you all will like it. Best wishes Gayathri
From India, Madras
1From India, Madras
Gayathri, I know the last one answer... it simple.. when you are in relax kind of person. regards Rahul
From Singapore
From Singapore
Hiii...
When you know the answer, it becomes always easy.
When you sort out the answers in a particular manner, our mind becomes biassed and then cannot think in different direction.
Grrrr888 experience.. hey, you can send some more pls if you have !!!
From India
When you know the answer, it becomes always easy.
When you sort out the answers in a particular manner, our mind becomes biassed and then cannot think in different direction.
Grrrr888 experience.. hey, you can send some more pls if you have !!!
From India
Did u notice another answer to Q 3? Couldn't figure out? Try this:
Mark the black square EFGH in the same order in anticlockwise direction. Now, join AH.Now the 3rd square is two equal halves. Now, join CF and CH. Hurray!! its 4 equal parts now !!
Now the moral is:
There are more than one ways to complicate things(the way I did) while there is only one simple way to keep it simple !!
From India, Lucknow
Mark the black square EFGH in the same order in anticlockwise direction. Now, join AH.Now the 3rd square is two equal halves. Now, join CF and CH. Hurray!! its 4 equal parts now !!
Now the moral is:
There are more than one ways to complicate things(the way I did) while there is only one simple way to keep it simple !!
From India, Lucknow
I heard about a good example of out-of-the-box thinking the other day. A college class was given a simple problem solving exercise. They were asked to brainstorm ways to use a barometer to determine the height of a tall building.
The more scientific minds came up with solutions like using the change in the barometer readings from the ground to the top of the building to determine the height. There would be less pressure up higher, after all, and if the barometer was sensitive enough, this information could be used to get within a few feet of the true height.
Another student suggested dropping the barometer from the roof. By timing how long it took to fall, the distance of the fall - and therefore the height of the building - could be determined using the usual formula for acceleration. Slightly more out of the box in his thinking, one student suggested trading the barometer for a sextant. Then he could measure his distance from the building on the ground, take a sighting of the top of the building, and use the angle measured to calculate the height.
That started everyone thinking more creatively. Soon there were ideas like selling the barometer and using the money to buy string, which would be hung from the top to the bottom, and then measured. Perhaps the simplest idea, was to go ask for the owner and tell him "I'll give you this nice barometer if you tell me how high your building is."
From India, Mumbai
The more scientific minds came up with solutions like using the change in the barometer readings from the ground to the top of the building to determine the height. There would be less pressure up higher, after all, and if the barometer was sensitive enough, this information could be used to get within a few feet of the true height.
Another student suggested dropping the barometer from the roof. By timing how long it took to fall, the distance of the fall - and therefore the height of the building - could be determined using the usual formula for acceleration. Slightly more out of the box in his thinking, one student suggested trading the barometer for a sextant. Then he could measure his distance from the building on the ground, take a sighting of the top of the building, and use the angle measured to calculate the height.
That started everyone thinking more creatively. Soon there were ideas like selling the barometer and using the money to buy string, which would be hung from the top to the bottom, and then measured. Perhaps the simplest idea, was to go ask for the owner and tell him "I'll give you this nice barometer if you tell me how high your building is."
From India, Mumbai
Nice one and especially the last part I enjoyed it along 7 simple lines and finally ending with simple Gandhi picture. I fully agree that we are conditioned to solve simple problems always with complicated tools and stuff. I am a trainer in QA & Six Sigma and I always emphasize on use of simple tools, but they suspect we don't know complicated ones.
Thanks for sharing the ppt.
From India, Madras
Thanks for sharing the ppt.
From India, Madras
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