TO THE WORLD OF

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF Creativity and
Innovation
A REASONABLE MAN ADAPTS HIMSELF TO THE WORLD AN
UNREASONABLE MAN ADAPTS THE WORLD TO HIMSELF. SO
ALL THE PROGRESS DEPENDS ON THE UNREASONABLE MAN

- George Bernard Shaw
This programme aims at making you
unreasonable
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PERFORMANCE vs SYSTEMS
High
PERFORMANCE
Unreas- -onable
Reasonable
Low
SYSTEMS
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Creativity, Innovation Problem solving
OVERVIEW
I Positive Traits
II Mental Blocks
III Lateral Thinking
IIII Problem Solving
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B R A I N S
LEFT Logic Analysis Language Number Reasoni
ng Reading Writing
RIGHT Imagination Music Rhythm Colour Humo
ur Daydreaming
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WHAT IS CREATIVITY?
CONCEIVING OF NEW IDEAS
A TOOL FOR SURVIVOL
LOOKING WHERE ALL HAVE LOOKED AND SEEING
WHAT NO ONE HAS SEEN
CONSCIOUS ESCAPE FROM ROUTINE
SHAKING HANDS WITH TOMORROW
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WHAT IS CREATIVITY?
RELATING OF UNRELATED THINGS
DOING WHAT OTHERS HAVE NOT DONE
LISTENING FOR SMELLS
EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED
MAKING YOUR OWN PRODUCT OBSOLETE
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LEFT ORIENTED RIGHT ORIENTED
Love structure, systems, Get a kick in
breaking rules orderliness, rules etc.
Want data / proof Go by gut feelings
Source is important Content (Not
insisting on
evidence)
Like stability Love changes
Focus on what (words) Focus on how (body
language, tone
etc.)
Left Thumb up Right thumb up
Right-eyed Left-eyed
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LEFT ORIENTED RIGHT ORIENTED
Good memory Absentminded
Love competition Thrive on
freedom
Choose to be a physician Explorer
Make good team members Soloists
Prefer algebra Prefer geometry
Digital Analogue
(Right / Wrong)
Yes, but Yes, and
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WHAT IS THIS COLOUR?
GREEN
If you say red, you are very creative If you
say green, you are very logical If you say
both green and red, you are innovative.
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What are these colours?
YELLOW BLUE ORANGE RED GREEN PURPLE BLACK
VIOLET RED ORANGE BLUE BLACK PURPLE
VIOLET
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Paper thickness of each volume is 5 cm.
Thickness of each cover is 1/2 cm.
A bookworm starts from page 1 of vol I
and goes up to the last page of vol IV.
WHAT IS THE SHORTEST DISTANCE IT HAS TO TRAVEL?
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HOW MANY LEGS DOES THIS ELEPHANT HAVE?
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ROOF or FLOOR
HOW CAN YOU BUILD SUCH A STRUCTURE?
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WATER IS FLOWING DOWN AND..
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WHERE IS THE BABY?
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HOW MANY ARE THERE?
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IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE ONE SUCH STRUCTURE
?
HOW IS THIS MADE?
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Long or Broad
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MOËBIUS RING
WHICH IS THE TOPSIDE?
HOW WILL YOU MAKE A RING LIKE THIS?
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B
A
IS THE BLUE WALL ON THE INSIDE BACK OR ON
THE OUTSIDE FRONT?
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CLOCKWISE or ANTICLOCKWISE
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SIMPLE ARITHMETIC
72 15-5 7x5
9x2 15/5 20-10
8/4 15-3 4x2
10-5 9/3 7x7 65
9/3 83 12x2
2/2 93 8/4
16x6 6x5 4-2
8/4 5x2 8-4 102
15-3 4x3 66
92 10/10 8-2
16/8 20/2 611
HOW MANY MINUTES WILL YOU REQUIRE FOR
DOING ALL THESE?
X
/
- /
X -
WITH THESE CHANGES, HOW MANY MINUTES WILL
YOU REQUIRE NOW?
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According to recognised aerotechnical tests,
the bumble-bee cannot fly because of the shape
and weight of his body in relation to his total
wing area. The bumble-bee doesnt know this
so he goes ahead and flies anyway
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Five pigeons were on a roof and one of them was
shot at by a hunter. How many are left?
The answer is any number from zero to one
thousand. Use your imagination and justify
each of your answers.
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DIVIDE THE SQURE IN TO FOUR EQUAL PARTS
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Three parrots, all say, The other
two are behind me. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?
Think at least, six likely reasons
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Which is Odd ?