THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Designed for the course of Problem-solving Skills by Khang Nguyen. KIEN GIANG, 2010

Warm-up: The nine dots Take a piece of paper. Put on it nine dots like this: Connect up the dots by four straight consecutive lines within three minutes.

Warm-up (cont.): Do you know why you cannot do it at the first time? PLEASE CLICK TO CONTINUE! NO CHECK YOUR ANSWER The unconscious or invisible framework around the dots, Try to solve the problem within it, The existed invisible frame

Warm-up (cont.): You could be surprise with this result after 3 mins. What do you think about this solution? Go to Nicenet now to post your ideas!

3. Creative people tend to think __________ CROSSWORD 1 D I F F E R E N T 2 C H A N G E S 3 W I D E L Y 4 T H I N K I N G 5 C R E A T I V E 6 I N C U B A S I O N 3. Creative people tend to think __________ about solutions for a situation. 2. The notion of ________ could help you find more solutions for a problem 6. This is a metaphor for the Depth Mind phrase. 5. If you are ________, you may have a variety of ideas or solutions for an old problem. A wise man should not just look for what is right, but what is _________. 4. After the nine-dot problem, you may realize that this skill - _________ is very important.

REFERENCE Material Adair, J. (2007). Decision making & Problem Solving Strategies. MPG Books Ltd, Great Britain.