The Critical Thinking Toolkit

#19: Thinking Outside the Locks

Overview:	After viewing examples of divergent thinking, participants will work on riddles that help increase “outside-the-box” thinking.
Objective:	To provide participants with a structure for thinking in a non-linear fashion.
Supplies:	• Transparency #19-1• Overhead projector• Copies of Worksheet #19-1, one per participant
Time:	20 minutes
AdvancePreparation:	Download Transparency #19-1. Make copies of the worksheet. Arrange seating, if possible, so table groups of five or six can work together.
Participants/Application:	This exercise accommodates any number of participants. It can be used at any time during the instructional day, for it begins with humor and then proceeds to the challenges that demand ...