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THE CREATIVITY PACKET PUZZLES: |
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of the results of the research into creative behavior was the
certain realization that individuals simply do not react in
the same way to visual stimuli. There may be as much breadth
of differences within the human community as there are differences
among other species. However, from other observations I have
been able to determine that the human brain is sufficiently
adaptable to create order out of apparent chaos IF it is given
the opportunity to react to stimulus. For a more detailed
analysis we refer you to the article 'SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE AND THE CREATIVE PERSONALITY'.
The rational
for the development of the Creativity Packet Puzzles arose out
of the observation that verbal communication in the area of
the visual arts is like for a student when at the beginning
of a French class, the teacher speaks only French. The
communication is not there...words cannot be substituted for
vision!
Click here to view experimental video showing how the creativity packet puzzles are used.
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are presenting a set of puzzles that should provide you with a
variety of visual experiences. |
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puzzle on the left was the prototype of the whole serious of
dozens of puzzles. The one of right represents a more
sophisticated version of what we wish to demonstrate.
If these puzzles were in pieces as shown below the 'puzzle solver'
would be required to closely look at the visual evidence presented
before he could arrive at a solution. This concentration
of attention on the graphic characteristics provides invaluable
data and an exercise in visual thinking and analysis that our
school systems largely do not provide. |
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eight pieces of a puzzle illustrate the what the 'puzzle solver'
will first see for the puzzle is presented to him in pieces and
there exists no photo that shows him/her how it should be re-assembled.
This forces the 'puzzle solver' to look very hard to look at the
visual evidence for as one can see the pieces are rectangular
and do not conform to the usual puzzle pieces shape. |
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we present you with selected examples of these visually graded
puzzles to give you an idea of the progression of complexity
in their design: |
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interested in pursuing the greater potential of these puzzles,
of which there are forty available, should contact the Creativity
Packet people with their specific needs and we will attempt
to assist them in the solution to their needs. We are
also in a position to assist psychologists in any experimental
program they have in mind.
The puzzles are
made of laminated photographs measuring 8" by 8" and
the retail price including postage and packaging is $8 a puzzle. |
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| 3-Dimensional
Puzzles |
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second level of this program of visual instruction and training
involves a 64 piece 3-dimensional puzzle of 64 pieces of 1 inch
wooden cubes which assemble into 4 distinctly different 3-dimensional
puzzles demanding of the puzzle solver even greater visual and
analytical abilities. |
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Here
we see the assembled 8" cube of 64 smaller cubes.
This prototype shows us the one solution of 4 possible solutions,
in this case the 'red' solution and as one can see the other
solutions are white, blue and yellow. |
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the right here we see four possible puzzles designed for this
approach to visual education. These designs can vary in
their complexity and the ones that you see here are not necessarily
the ones that would be made available. The puzzle designs
must be considered to be unique for each order. |
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We
call this the Creativity Magnetic cube. The cube measures
8" by 8" and there are 3 metal storage plates for
3 different magnetized painted pieces. These pieces do
not require the player to solve a puzzle. They allow the
player to create his own solution when working with a 6 sided
3 dimensional figure. |
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