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BRAIN GAMES

Natural talent
Mother nature is often the best designer and
has provided inspiration for some important
A dotty challenge inventions. See if you can match the invention
Can you draw four straight lines, on the left with the inspiration on the right.
without lifting your pen from the page,
to connect all the red dots? You will need 1. Shinkansen bullet train A. Shark’s skin
2. Futuristic car B. Lotus leaf
to think outside the box on this!
3. Swimsuit C. Cat’s eyes
4. Self-cleaning paint D. Trunkfish
5. Road reflectors E. Kingfisher’s beak
When taking up a
challenge such as this, you
may need to take one or two The field of science referred to above is
different approaches. If you known as biomimicry, which means “imitating
don’t get it right the first nature.” The next time you are in a park or
time, keep starting from garden, see if you can find inspiration or new
a different point ideas from the things you see around you.
until it works.

Illustrated stories
Choose a painting—from an art book or from Back to basics
the Internet! Study the picture for a while and What can you do with an empty
focus on the details. Let your mind wander and cardboard box? Use your imagination
then try to create a story around it. and see if you can design something
brilliant. Of course, you could always
just copy our idea, but where’s the
fun in that?
Being able to understand
and interpret artwork is
a good creative exercise, Some of the greatest inventors have
as the brain thinks about what taken simple things and used them in
at
the artwork is showing and a new way. You don’t always need
d
draws on what it means. elaborate materials to come up with
By basing your story on great ideas!
u
something that inspires you,
you may create something
impressive yourself.

ARE YOUU A CREATIVE

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