Answers to Brainteaser No.102 posted earlier. 1. The river was frozen. 2. An hourglass, with thousands of grains of sand. 3. Take the first letter of each word and place it at the end. It will spell the same word backwards. 4. It contains each number, zero through nine, in alphabetical order. 5. Push the cork down into the bottle. Then shake the coin out. 6. Both boxers are female. 7. The person was born in 2005 B.C. 8. The man is playing Monopoly. He lands on a property with a hotel and doesn’t have enough money to pay the rent. 9. All three words are pronounced differently when the first letter is capitalized. 10. Turn on the right switch and leave it on for two minutes. After two minutes, turn on the middle switch and leave it on for one minute. When that minute is up, turn off both switches and enter the room. One light bulb will be hot (1st switch) and one will be warm (2nd switch). The cold bulb will correspond to the switch you didn’t turn on. How many did you get right? It doesn’t matter because this isn’t an IQ test. The value lies in stretching your brain beyond its normal ways of thinking. And that can come in handy when trying to innovate and add value to customers in new ways. To stretch your brain on a regular basis: Put a daily calendar with a puzzle, problem, or poser on your desk. Spend a few minutes each morning trying to figure it out. Post a weekly brainteaser in the company lunchroom or common area. Have fun prizes for the winners – the one who gets it “right” and the one who comes up with the most creative answer. Once a week, read a blog or magazine article that has nothing to do with your industry. Once a month, read a book outside your normal area of interest. Visit a trade show or convention from a very different industry. Focus on what you can learn from that industry that applies to your own. Take a long walk on the beach or in the park and think about nothing at all. Just let the mind wander. Innovation often comes from seeing what already exists in the world and putting things together in new and different ways. So get out there and stretch those brains; create some new wiring to thrive in today’s hyper paced world! It will be good for you and your business.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:21:25 +0000
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