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...
Water Crossing By Rope
The deep round lake is 200 meters in diameter. In the middle of the lake there is an island where a tree grows. There...
The Story of Young Gauss
In the lesson on arithmetic, the teacher, who decided to do his own business, asked the students to compute the sum of all the...
Fateful creative solution
One unfortunate merchant owed a large sum of money to a moneylender.
The old, ugly moneylender proposed that he would forget the debt
if...
The Field of Boliauns – Creative Problem Solving
One fine day in harvest, Tom Fitzpatrick went strolling along the sunny side of a hedge.
All of a sudden he heard a clacking noise...
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...
Birbal’s Wise Decision – example of creative problem solving
A farmer and his neighbour once went to Emperor Akbar's court with a complaint.
"Your Majesty, I bought a well from him," said the farmer...
Sarah Bernardth creative solution
The great French actress Sarah Bernhardt, at the height of her fame, found a rival in the person of one young actress, who was...
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...
Successful interview
Interviewer at a reputed business school said to the student "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really...
The other side of Things
A father was busy with his work while his little daughter constantly distracted him in an attempt to make him play with her.
To keep...
Simple password
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened.
A...