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  • Thinking Inside The Brain – Episode 1


    Broadcasting BrainAuthority Authority: 418
    Once again I try my hand at short video.  The results are a bit better this time (I think).  This video post is about problem solving and creative thinking. I hope you find this interesting – would love to hear any feedback that you have in the comments section.
    6 days ago
  • Give Away One of Your Parallel Minds for the Holidays


    Parallel Mind, The Art of CreativityAuthority Authority: 112
    Do you love Parallel Mind? As a holiday gesture to those who follow “ Parallel Mind, The Art of Creativity ” on this blog/newsletter or Twitter, I’d like to offer a two-for one deal on the printed version of the book. Keep one copy, give the other away or give both away, if you already own a copy of the book.* ...
    1 week ago
  • How to double and triple the success rate of all entrepreneurs in a country


    Smart EconomyAuthority Authority: 126
    This week I attended the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit in Toronto sponsored by cybf.ca  and Industry Canada In discussions with participants and in the Q&A session I made the business case that we should be teaching both critical and creative/lateral thinking skills to all children starting in public ...
    1 week ago
  • odd man out


    davidebowmanAuthority Authority: 112
    Looking for a fun exercise to get your creative juices flowing.  Try Edward De Bono ’s odd man out exercise.  It is simple, fun, and as my friend Artie Isaac would say, it is a great way to “exercise your creative pet.” Start by going to a random word generator site like this one .  Take the first 4 ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Lateral Thinking - How could this be?


    Innovate ThinkingAuthority Authority: 116
    Picture a bridge four kilometres long and strong enough to hold ten thousand kilograms, but no more. A loaded transport truck weighing exactly ten thousand kilograms drives onto the bridge. At the halfway point, a sparrow weighing 30 grams lands on the truck, yet the bridge doesn’t collapse. How could this be? ...
    3 weeks ago
  • reducing the cost of washers


    Thing of the DayAuthority Authority: 128
    Thanks to AJ for alerting us to this which made him (and us) laugh: http://www.hiskey.us/Handler.ashx?PhotoID=83&Size=L
    4 weeks ago
  • Back from the Blue


    goNZo Freakpower Brains TrustAuthority Authority: 427
    Over the years, the struggle at Oxford University between the establishment and kiwi Vice-Chancellor Dr John Hood ran with remarkable parallels to Tom Sharpes novel Porterhouse Blue . In both reality and fiction, a new head of university arrives with modern ideas, and departs after stiff opposition from stubborn ...
    4 weeks ago
  • A QUICK LESSON IN LATERAL THINKING


    OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIESAuthority Authority: 144
    My younger brother, a techno-geek, has recent sent me a collection of interesting stuff, as usual. The following comparison is meant to be just that: a scientist (purist) vs engineer (pragmatist), but I thought it illustrates lateral thinking. A scientist & an engineer are led into a room, & instructed to ...
    5 weeks ago

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