Can you count the black dots? How many black dots are there? Take your time. You will be graded on this. You see white dots? So, there aren’t any black dots? Which is it, black dots or white dots? This is a standard jpeg. It is static and does not change. I guess you’re seeing …
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What’s Behind The Bars Do you see anybody behind the bars? Try shaking your head from left to right while looking at the image and Imagine. “An Intellectual is someone who can discern patterns; A Genius is someone who can discern patterns where none are obvious.” -Lon Safko Lon Safko Serial …
Innovation – Leaf Bag Dilemma Let’s look at another trash bag issue this time with leaf and yard debris bags. Let’s start by defining the problem. Problem You place the bag inside your trash can so the can will give it shape and hold it up and open. So far, so good.As soon as you …
Pattern Recognition – Three Parked Cars How about this image? It’s obvious that the three cars are all different sizes, right? Wrong! How about now? They are all the same size. Damn lying brain! “Admitting your weaknesses is your strongest strength.” -Lon Safko Lon Safko Serial Innovator, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Innovative Thinking …
Pattern Recognition – Two Women What do you see here? A young woman? An old hag? It all depends on how your brain was trained to recognize patterns. Most people see one or the other and it’s difficult for them to see the other. Can you see both? The young woman has her face turned …
Pattern Recognition Laptop Shadows I am going to tell you the shadowed white area is the same color as the cover. Do you believe me? I bet you don’t. Look closely at it. Take your hand and cover the image below. Hard to believe? It’s amazing how much your eyes and brain will …
Pattern Recognition – Batman Logo What do you see? A black swan? A Batman logo? A Ninja Throwing Star? Something else? It’s actually a big white “?” mark. If you didn’t see the “?” mark at first, don’t feel bad. Nearly no one does. Some people in my workshops can’t see it even after …
Three Men And A Room Here’s a brain teaser that should keep both sides of your brain busy for some time. The problem is simple while the solution is difficult. What we know… Three men pay $10 each to rent a room or $30 as a group. The clerk discovers he …
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Pattern Recognition – Bean Head According to cognitive scientists: If you can find the man’s head within 3 seconds, then your right brain is more developed than normal people. If you can find the man’s head within 1 minute, then your right brain is developing normally. If it takes you longer than 1 …
There are many processes innovators go through to get to that moment of inspiration. It does; however, come down to two major categories; Trial and Error, and what I call Intellectual Innovation. I will share my actual process of innovation that is called The Three C’s later in this book, but here’s the foundational information. …
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