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The chimney test

Marcel van der Pol
Marcel van der Pol

Excellence explained with a simple test Lectures "Enlarging Your Frame of Mind" by Marcel van der Pol (www.KERIDWEN.com)

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The CHIMNEY test A Reliable Creative Problem Solving Test www.keridwen.nl
Test! She wants to become an Outstanding Professional www.keridwen.nl
Two chimney-sweepers climbe down a chimney. One comes down with a clean face, one comes down with a dirty face. Wich one will clean his face? www.keridwen.nl
Wich one will clean his face? The one with the dirty face, of course! Wrong Answer! Correct Answer: Dirty Face looks at Clean Face: if he is clean, I am clean. Clean Face looks at Dirty Face: if he is dirty, I am dirty. So Clean Face cleans his face! You just looked at the facts and forgot www.keridwen.nl the logic!
Two chimney-sweepers climbe down a chimney. One comes down with a clean face, one comes down with a dirty face. Wich one will clean his face? www.keridwen.nl
Wich one will clean his face? Now I understand: The one with the clean face, of course! Wrong Answer! Correct Answer: Dirty Face looks at Clean Face: if he doesnt need to wash, neither do I. Clean Face looks at Dirty Face: if he doesnt clean, why should I?. So nobody cleans his face... ... or... possibly... both!? You just looked at the logic and forgot www.keridwen.nl the wisdom!
Two chimney-sweepers climbe down a chimney. One comes down with a clean face, one comes down with a dirty face. Wich one will clean his face? www.keridwen.nl
Wich one will clean his face? Now I see the light! No one or both will clean their faces, you said so yourself! Wrong Answer! Correct Answer: What is the Right Question or Right Answer? Wouldnt it be improbable that two sweepers coming down the same chimney, one is dirty, one stays clean? Look for the question behind the question! You just looked at the wisdom and forgot to www.keridwen.nl enlarge your frame of mind!
The CHIMNEY test 1.Facts 2.Logic 3.Wisdom 4.Paradigm 4 levels of problem research and www.keridwen.nl creative problem solving

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The chimney test

  • 1. The CHIMNEY test A Reliable Creative Problem Solving Test www.keridwen.nl
  • 2. Test! She wants to become an Outstanding Professional www.keridwen.nl
  • 3. Two chimney-sweepers climbe down a chimney. One comes down with a clean face, one comes down with a dirty face. Wich one will clean his face? www.keridwen.nl
  • 4. Wich one will clean his face? The one with the dirty face, of course! Wrong Answer! Correct Answer: Dirty Face looks at Clean Face: if he is clean, I am clean. Clean Face looks at Dirty Face: if he is dirty, I am dirty. So Clean Face cleans his face! You just looked at the facts and forgot www.keridwen.nl the logic!
  • 5. Two chimney-sweepers climbe down a chimney. One comes down with a clean face, one comes down with a dirty face. Wich one will clean his face? www.keridwen.nl
  • 6. Wich one will clean his face? Now I understand: The one with the clean face, of course! Wrong Answer! Correct Answer: Dirty Face looks at Clean Face: if he doesnt need to wash, neither do I. Clean Face looks at Dirty Face: if he doesnt clean, why should I?. So nobody cleans his face... ... or... possibly... both!? You just looked at the logic and forgot www.keridwen.nl the wisdom!
  • 7. Two chimney-sweepers climbe down a chimney. One comes down with a clean face, one comes down with a dirty face. Wich one will clean his face? www.keridwen.nl
  • 8. Wich one will clean his face? Now I see the light! No one or both will clean their faces, you said so yourself! Wrong Answer! Correct Answer: What is the Right Question or Right Answer? Wouldnt it be improbable that two sweepers coming down the same chimney, one is dirty, one stays clean? Look for the question behind the question! You just looked at the wisdom and forgot to www.keridwen.nl enlarge your frame of mind!
  • 9. The CHIMNEY test 1.Facts 2.Logic 3.Wisdom 4.Paradigm 4 levels of problem research and www.keridwen.nl creative problem solving