Idea 97: The Nine Dots test
How good are you as a creative thinker? Do you have an open mind? Are you flexible and resourceful? You may like to test yourself by tackling the following exercise.
Exercise
Take a piece of paper larger than this page and put on it a pattern of nine dots, like this:
Now connect up the dots by four straight consecutive lines (that is, without taking your pen or pencil off the paper). You should be able to complete the task within two minutes.
Turn to the Appendix for the solution.
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