Creative thinking challenges

There are many ways of ‘practising’ creative thinking skills through a variety of exercises and activities. These are designed to enable you to think laterally and inventively and ultimately to develop original approaches in defining and solving problems. Try a few of the activities outlined in the boxes below and reflect on how they encourage different ways of thinking and seeing. The activities below are from www.creativethinking.net

• The Thog Problem
• The Matchstick Problem
• What Do You See
• Word Patterns
• Making Associations

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How did it come to pass that Albert Einstein was childlike his whole life? He loved to play games with numbers, always wondering why they behave the way they do. Sometimes, he was able to arrange numbers in such a way that they could trick you. Try the Fido Puzzle and help yourself find a feeling of playful awareness while playing with a few simple numbers that may trick you.