Problem solving
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The document presents 4 questions that ask the reader to divide a white area into an increasing number of equal parts. The questions are intended to show that people often overcomplicate solutions and fail to think simply. Dividing the area into more parts for the final question is meant to challenge the reader to avoid complex answers and think of a straightforward approach instead.
Problem solving
- 1. How do we think? We tend to think of complex solutions to complex problems. However the solutions are SIMPLE(mostly) Go thru 4 questions in following slides without jumping to answer slides or skipping the questions to check “how do you think?”
- 2. Warm-up question Q1: Divide the white area into three equal parts
- 3. Warm-up question Q1: Divide the white area into three equal parts I am sure you have got the answer !!
- 4. Level 1 Q2: Divide the white are into two equal parts
- 5. Level 1 Q2: Divide the white are into two equal parts I am sure you have got the answer !!
- 6. Difficult one! Q3: Divide the white are into FOUR equal parts
- 7. Difficult one! Q3: Divide the white are into FOUR equal parts Think it thru .... You will get the answer!
- 8. Difficult one! Q3: Divide the white are into FOUR equal parts
- 9. Real Challage! Q4: Divide the white are into Seven equal parts
- 10. Real Challage! Q4: Divide the white are into Seven equal parts Think it thru .... You will get the answer!
- 11. Real Challage! Q4: Divide the white are into Seven equal parts Simple Approach
- 12. How we think? We are conditioned in first three problems To think of complex solutions. Then we look at the fourth problem And fail to think SIMPLE.