Lateral Thinking

They call it Dilli ki Sardi for a reason ‘coz Delhi ki garmi is almost life taking. Walked for about 4-5kms in search of The Discovery of India in Daryaganj, but discovered nothing.

Anyway, today’s theme is lateral thinking. It's the creative thinking for creative persons.
Examples:
a.    Draw a sofa inspired from a number, say ‘0’.
b.    Design 5 products combing a banana and an orange or grapes in 3D having some purpose.
c.    5 distinct uses of discarded CDs.
d.    Cut a bisleri bottle into 3 parts. Draw the uses of each part independently keeping the material and the size same.



Tips for solving Lateral thinking problems:
1.    Draw different shapes of ‘0’. At least five. This clears the idea of different views and shapes. Or else the mind if stuck with only one view.
2.    Draw the commons and move to the uncommon. For e.g., the common use of the top portion of a bottle is as a funnel. One uncommon use might be in a chandelier.
3.    Try to give functional use to the designs. A banana phone.
4.    Get away from the conventional things and think uncommon. That will set one apart from the rest. A banana earring vs. a banana backpack.