We all bring very diverse ranges of experience, education, backgrounds and knowledge to the table. These are powerful forces for addressing the difficult issues we face. However, we don’t always capitalise on these strengths and our diverse views can lead to unproductive sessions. ... Read More
26
Jun2020
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: Two coal-covered miners were sitting on a bench. One miner was the other's son, but the other was not his Father. Why not?
A: The other miner was his Mother.
This week's challenge is:... Read More
June 26, 2020admin
19
Jun2020
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: What can explode slowly with no smoke and no flame?
Q: A Population.
This week's challenge is:
Q: Two coal-covered miners were sitting on a bench. One miner was the other's son, ... Read More
June 19, 2020admin
12
Jun2020
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: A traveller set out on a journey and stopped only once he had returned to his starting point. During the journey, his head travelled 36 feet further than his feet, yet his feet remained attached ... Read More
June 12, 2020admin
29
May2020
The answer to last week's challenge is, Q: How many mistakes are there in the following sentence? "This sentance containes two misstakes".
A: Four. Three spelling mistakes plus the mistaken claim that it contains only two mistakes.
This week's Mental Floss challenge is:... Read More
May 29, 2020admin
22
May2020
The answer to last week's challenge is, Q: A snail crawls slowly up a garden wall 48cm high. If it crawls up 8cm a day and slips back 3cm each night, how long will it take to reach the top?
A: 9 ... Read More
May 22, 2020admin
08
May2020
The answer to last week's challenge was: Q: A woman stopper her car opposite a hotel and was soon bankrupt. How?
A: She was playing Monopoly.
This week's challenge is:
Q: A jet airliner carrying 20 Mexican lawyers to a convention in Rio de ... Read More
May 8, 2020Frank Connolly
18
Apr2020
Practical Innovation (Dubai June 17-18, 2020)
How do we move from talking about innovation, to doing innovation?
We struggle to break free from day to day habits and procedures that often hold us back. Yet, we all understand that to deliver the quality services and products now ... Read More
April 18, 2020Frank Connolly
03
Apr2020
C-Y-G-T-N-L-I-T-S
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: Can you guess the next letter on this series C-Y-G-T-N-L-I-T_?
A: The letter S, because they are the first letters of each of the words of the question.
This week's thinking challenge is:
Q: Which English ... Read More
April 3, 2020Frank Connolly
27
Mar2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: A horse plows a field all day. If he takes 24 steps to reach from one end of the field to another, how many hoof prints will the horse leave in the ... Read More
March 27, 2020Frank Connolly
20
Mar2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: Add a 2 to 171 and make it less than 18.
17 and a half.
This week's thinking challenge is:
Q: A horse plows a field all day. If he takes 24 steps ... Read More
March 20, 2020Frank Connolly
13
Mar2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: How much dirt is there in a square hole that is 12cms on each side and 12cms deep?
A: None. It's a hole.
This week's thinking challenge is:
Q: Add a 2 ... Read More
March 13, 2020Frank Connolly
06
Mar2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: When the boy told his Mother he was going to join the band she immediately became very upset and knew that a bad fate would befall him. How?
A: The band was ... Read More
March 6, 2020Frank Connolly
28
Feb2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: A farmer is walking across his field when he comes across a bundle. A few metres away he is horrified to discover the body of a dead man. Immediately the farmer knew how ... Read More
February 28, 2020Frank Connolly
20
Feb2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: Your friend tells you their Grandmother is younger than their Mother. How is this possible?
A: It is possible that the paternal Grandmother could be younger than the Mother. If the Mother ... Read More
February 20, 2020Frank Connolly
14
Feb2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: I am standing on a bare stone floor, holding a very fragile and brittle porcelain cup. I am certain however, that I can drop the cup more than a metre without it breaking. ... Read More
February 14, 2020Frank Connolly
07
Feb2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: What can you break by saying it's name?
A: Silence!
This week's thinking challenge is:
Q: I am standing on a bare stone floor, holding a very fragile and brittle porcelain cup. I am ... Read More
February 7, 2020Frank Connolly
31
Jan2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: You have two buckets of the same size. If you fill one with small pebbles and the other with large stones which bucket will be the heaviest?
A: Both buckets will weight ... Read More
January 31, 2020Frank Connolly
24
Jan2020
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge, Q: How many string quartets are there is a dozen?
A: 12
This week's thinking challenge is:
Q: You have two buckets of the same size. If you fill one with small pebbles ... Read More
January 24, 2020Frank Connolly
10
Jan2020
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: As I left the reptile house at the zoo I felt something move in my pocket. I put my hand in and discovered something with no legs and several teeth. Once over my ... Read More
January 10, 2020Frank Connolly