Hey, there! How’s it going?
Em julho do ano passado o autor inglês Paul Sloane deu uma entrevista aqui para o site da Transparent Language Brasil e nos contou um pouco sobre sua formação e sobre seus livros sobre lateral thinking (pensamento lateral) que são usados por empresas no mundo inteiro em seus treinamentos.
Paul também escreve vários quizzes sobre lateral thinking e hoje trago 04 quizzes novos (em inglês) para você testar suas habilidades em lateral thinking. A resposta dos quizzes está abaixo.
Quiz 01 – Material gains
During the Californian gold rush a young entrepreneur went to California with the idea of selling tents to the miners. He thought
there would be good market for tents from the thousands of people who flocked to dig for gold. Unfortunately the weather was so mild that the miners slept in the open air and there was little demand for his tents. What did he do?
Quiz 02 – Golden Gate
They stopped all traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, but not due to traffic problems or bridge maintenance. Why do you suppose they did that?
Quiz 03 – easyJet
easyJet is the leading low-cost air carrier in Europe. It has been responsible for many innovations in low-cost air travel. There are no free drinks on easyJet flights. If you want a drink you have to buy it. According to a recent magazine article there are two major business benefits from this policy. One is the income generated. What do you think is the second?
Quiz 04 – Late Train
A businessman called the train station to find the time of his train but when he reached the station he was surprised to learn that he was half an hour early. What time was his train?
Respostas
Quiz 01 – He cut up the strong cotton material of his tents and used it to make trousers that he sold to the miners. The man’s name was Levi Strauss. By adapting to market conditions and innovating he was able to create a brand that has lasted to this day.
Quiz 02 – The Golden Gate bridge is not flat; it has an arch. It was designed that way to provide for heavy loads. When the controllers have to bring a tall crane under the bridge they judge the tides and stop all traffic, causing the bridge to achieve its highest clearance. The bridge weighs 887,000 tons and has a clearance of 220 feet (depending on tide).
Quiz 03 – The second benefit to Easyjet from their policy of no free drinks is that they can eliminate one lavatory from their planes because of the lower demand. This makes way for extra seats.
Quiz 04 – The train was at 22.10 which the man misheard as 20 to 10. It just goes to show how you have to check your assumptions!
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