The Fair strategy
Two people are attempting to divide a cake into two equalpieces.
However, no matter where the one person places the knife, the other person says...
Mystery of the bisected apple
A serial killer invited a prospective victim to her place.
She offered her an apple. When she refused, she insisted that they share the apple.
So,...
The mystery of frost on the window
A guy was found dead in his study by his friend. The victim’s friend called the police.
He told them that when he was walking...
The benefits of capacity seeing yourself through the eyes of others
Three hats are offered to two players – one white and two red.
They close their eyes and are told that each of them will...
Dream Journaling as a technique for finding creative solutions
Sleep And Dream Journaling as a technique for boosting creativity and finding
creative solutions
1. Authors
Patricia L. Garfield “Creative Dreaming” (1974, 1995), Stanley Krippner, Joseph Dillard...
Complete to the Whole
A farmer wants to divide his 17 horses among his three sons. According to farmer the oldest son should get half of the horses,the...
C. Jung’s “16 associations” test as a problem solving method
Exercise-test "16 associations"
1. Author and history
Carl Jung created and began to use the word association test in the 1910-1916 to unravel the subconscious. He...
Do The Opposite
A duke was hunting in the forest with his men-at-arms and servants when he came across a tree. Upon it, archery targets were painted...
Party detective story
A man walks into a party and pours some punch and ice into a cup.
He was really thirsty and drank it really fast. Then...
Egyptian coin. Mindfulness Challenge
An archeologist claims he found a Roman coin dated 46 B.C. in Egypt.
Note: Roman coins can really be found in Egypt
How much should...
Parable about Alexander the Great and Opportunity
Parable on Opportunity
One day Alexander the Great was going about town, just walking with his troops and roaming about the market. In one of...
Freewriting – Subconscious creative technique
Freewriting
1. Authors: Louise Dunlap, Peter Elbow, Natalie Goldberg and Mark Levy
2. History
Such writers as Nikolai Gogol, William Yates, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, Anatole...
Edward Titchener – Founder of Structural Psychology
Edward Titchener
Edward Bradford Titchener
(11 January 1867, Chichester, Sussex, England - 3 August 1927, Ithaca, New York, USA) (aged 60)
Nationality: United Kingdom, USA
Category: Scientists
Occupation:...
Parable about Alexander the Great and Opportunity
Parable on Opportunity
One day Alexander the Great was going about town, just walking with his troops and roaming about the market. In one of...