The
leading skill of any creator (artist, genius, designer, maestro...)
is the ability to detect conceiled properties in ordinary
things considered most of the time as uninteresting by common
people. Curiosity and a high sense of observation
(synthetic sense) are the starting points for all creative
and invention processes. This 2-page long test will help
you to improve your power of observation (O-POWERS). So,
let's start (or jump directly to page
2)!
1)
Delivery Man
The cartoon character depicted below represents a delivery man
who is suspected of theft. Actually, he stole something from
a company he's just visited. The security staff and the police
didn't find anything on him or in the delivery van. What has
he stolen?
2)
Just red
How many "red" words are in the sentence below?
First of all,
I would redefine the concept of the green synthesis, because I
don't want to reduce this to an
obvious statement and swear that black is white
3)
F's Effect
How many times does the letter F appear in the sentence below?
When
I visited Phil, finches of Japan were flying around the
flourishing bonsai placed on the left of the lounge's
entry
4)
Coca-Cola
Read quickly the text in the small poster below. Do you
notice something strange?
5)
I love Rome...
Read quickly the sentence below. Do you notice anything
incorrect?
Yes,
I love
Rome in the
the springtime
6)
Patterns
Compare the 2 spotted patterns below.
What have they in common?
7)
Ants reckoning
At first glance, guess which color ants are the most numerous:
8)
Shapes
Compare the 2 images below (composed of 4 half discs).
What have they in common?
Italy
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