August 2018

Pattern Recognition Laptop 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.  Takeyour hand and cover the image below. Hard to believe?  It’s amazing how much your eyes and brain will deceive you, isn’t it?

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

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

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