Week 6 : Force Connection

What is Force Connection?

 It is an intuitive development center designed to support you in your greater growth on all levels- Our comprehensive programs teach you how to deeply connect with your intuition, break through internal blocks that have been holding you back, and to learn the tools to monetize your gifts.

If this protective glasses has lens on it, I think people would buy it by now.

Week 6 : Force Connection

Week 6 : Force Connection

This is also taken in SAM too. A microphone which is made from a bulb.

Week 6 : Force Connection

I came across this artwork. I find it cool  because in the dark, the light will glow and you will see some sort like a country. Before the lights had been switched off, it's just an artwork will dots all over with us trying to figure it out what was the outcome.

Week 5 : Lateral Thinking

The solution is this. You have to move three balls to make the triangle point downwards instead of up. the solution... Like this...

Thinking laterally requires the abandonment of ordinary reasoning, thereby eliminating inhibitions. In other words, rather than making assumptions to decipher explanations, think abstractly to reveal alternate (and the actual) solutions! 

http://ideaz-that-live.blogspot.sg/2011/02/lateral-thinking-isnt-just-kids-stuff.html

Week 5 : Lateral Thinking

Thinking Outside the Box Game

In class, we were given this puzzle to solve. We have to draw lines to connect 9 dots without lifting your pen form the paper and without writing over a connection twice.

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Give up? Here's the answer.

After a few attempts of trying it, I still couldn't figure out the answer. So the solution is this.

Your exercise at lateral thinking makes you shy away from the usual line of thought to solve this puzzle.  Just like your muscles, the more you exercise your brain, the more robust it gets and the more primed it becomes for optimal performance. 

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http://www.vth.biz/driver/blog?page=9

Week 5 : Lateral Thinking

Impossible Paper Trick

At home, I tried a couple of puzzles burt unfortunately, I failed.  So this is the solution of solving this.

Firstly, start with a paper rectangle, any size, 9" x 6" is fine. Make two right-angle cuts to the exact centre on one long side, at 3" and 6". Make one right-angle cut to the exact centre on the other long side at 4.5". Lay the sheet flat, fold over the central flap making a neat hinge and fold it back. Lift the sheet by the two short sides, with the flap away from you, and twist one of the L-shaped ends 180 degrees (half a full turn).
Lay the sheet flat again, and fold the flap down both ways to create a hinge. The flap should now be erect, with half of the cut-away on each side - which looks like an impossible construction. This is what you show your audience. Ask them to explain it.

Something like this

Week 5 : Lateral Thinking

A man and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed and the child is taken to hospital gravely injured. When he gets there, the surgeon says, 'I can't operate on this boy - for he is my son!!!' How can this possibly be?


Answer : The surgeon can not operate on her own son; she is his mother.

Week 5 : Lateral Thinking

Lateral thinking question samples that I got it from the net.

1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose?

Answer :

The old lady of course! After helping the old lady into the car, you can give your keys to your friend, and wait with your perfect partner for the bus.

Week 5 : Lateral Thinking

So today in class we learnt about Lateral Thinking? So what is that?

So basically Lateral Thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step by step logic. It's like more thinking out of the box.

Who created Lateral Thinking? Edward Debono in 1967. It was first written up in a book called 'The Use of Lateral Thinking'. He has written over 40 books translated into 25 languages and has also made two television series aired around the world. He is the author of the famous thinking program used internationally to directly teach thinking in schools.

Lateral thinking is concerned not with playing with the existing pieces but with seeking to change those very pieces. Lateral thinking is concerned with the perception part of thinking. This is where we organise the external world into the pieces we can then process. The techniques of lateral thinking, such as provocation, are designed to help that change. This is another technical definition. It is important because it also defines the mathematical need for creativity.

Anyway I kind of take some of the texts from http://www.slideshare.net/akhanna78/lateral-thinking-by-edward-de-bono because i think it is useful to put it here for my Creative thinking class.

Week 4 : Mind Mapping

Week 4 : Mind Mapping

My simple mind mapping of Peace. Nothing much actually. Hahaa

Week 4 : Mind Mapping

Week 4 : Mind Mapping

Gonna do mindmapping about Science.. to be continued..

Week 4 : Mind Mapping

Picture adapted from Google Images : Mindmapping
To be continued.....

Week 4 : Mindmapping

LOVE

Today, we did Mind-mapping on Love. Love is a very strong word to me.. and to most people. Don't take love for granted. Don't tell them you love them when you don't mean it. Guys, if you love someone, tell them before it's too late. It's okay to get rejection, it's part of everyone's life. Hey, I got rejected once. At first I felt heartbroken but time will heal itself. Okay enough with my deep words. Love doesn't have to be BGR, it can be family, friends, teachers, pets and to something too. As you can see the pic above, it's half done. I've got to do more on love. 

WEEK 3 : Brainstorming

Brainstorming? What's that?

Brainstorming is all about expanding your ideas creatively. It is done in a group. The goal is to find as many ideas and answers to a problem or question as possible. Sometimes people call it brainstorming when they sit down and think on their own, which is strictly speaking not the case. Before doing any brainstorming, we have to get some tips or techniques to get started.

Tips to get started :

Firstly, Use the 5W wisely : Who, Where, When, What and Why and How. For example, Who did this, Why did u do that, When did it happen, Why? How did it happen? After answering all that, then you propose solutions.
Secondly, Produce as much ideas as you can that is related to the topic you are doing. By that, this will help you to think more and expand even bigger. 

Thirdly, It is OKAY to make mistakes. There is no right or wrong answers when it comes to brainstorming. 

There are no bad ideas in brainstorming. Scientists found out that bad ideas motivate others to come across with their ideas. People that normally would not dare to propose a solution suddenly feel more confident if very bad ideas were posted in a brainstorming. So you see, even bad ideas are a good thing - at least in brainstorming.

Why are we strongly encouraged to use brainstorming being starting any essays/project work? It is because If you planned earlier, you can get more ideas to work out on what topic you will be doing. Spending an hour thinking of what to write, isn't brainstorming even better than having the need to sit down and stare at blank space? Although it is time consuming but still, you get some ideas in your head by just writing it down on a blank piece of paper.

WEEK 3 : Brainstorming

So today in Creative Thinking class, Kelvin taught us how to do Brainstorming. Among the 5 '100 ways to ....", me and my group members (Jannah, Xin Ru and Zoe) chose to do a brainstorming about 100 ways to send a message. At first we were like, "Okay.. how are we supposed to complete all 100 ways within 10 minutes it's impposible!" Ironically 10 minutes later, We have completed like 104 ways to send a message! Haha! Here's 100 ways to send a message(Tell me if it doesnt hit 100) :

- Social Networking
 = Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Blogger, Tagged, MySpace, Friendster, DropBox, Youtube, Instagram,
    Whatsapp, Skypem Viber, Keek, Line, STOMP, MSN
- Email
 = Gmail, Hotmail, Ymail, Office365
- Animals
 = Cats, Horses,Dogs, Owls, Eagles
- Handwritten letter
- GPS
- Fortune Cookie
- Hand Signals
- Telepathy, Mindreading
- Proposal
- Radio
- Newspaper, Posters, Flyers, Brochure, Postcard
- Pager
- PDA
- Ipod/Iphone/Ipad
-Andriod Phones like Samsung, Sony
- Dance
- Television
- Musics
- Gestures
- Tattoos
- Rituals
- Photographs
- Fireworks
- FineArts/Paintings/Drawings/Colouring
- Balloons
- Food
- Kites
- Car/Bus/Airplanes/ Bicycle