Which Brain is

Stronger?
A GUIDE TO CREATIVE THINKING

You Need Two Brains

TO SOLVE MANY PROBLEMS
TO BE A GREAT EMPLOYEE
TO PASS THIS COURSE

You Have Two Brains

MOST PEOPLE USE ONLY ONE:
EITHER THE LOGICAL BRAIN OR THE
CREATIVE BRAIN.
This presentation will help you understand why you
might find some coursework hard, and other
coursework easy... and what you can do about it.

Introduction

At birth, your brains are blank,

with no contents.
You have two brains: left brain
and right brain.
Each of your brains are wired
differently.

Top View

RIGHT LEFT
BRAIN BRAIN

How the Brain Works

Your two brains are

programmed by
nature to think in
different ways.

THE
LEFT
BRAIN

Logic
Verbal
Detail
Science
Names
Math
Form Strategies
Order
Thinking
Write

The Left Brain

The left brain

is designed to
think logically
(to follow
rules).

The Left Brain is More Trained

Traditional society trains people

to follow rules. Why?

To

keep order and peace.

Easier to govern, to organize, or to
control.
Why are most people from traditional

societies left-brain thinkers?

The Left Brain is Useful

The term the box refers to
The

expectations of others
Following the rules
Doing the expected behaviour
This is good for social behaviour
This is good for usual problems

THE
RIGHT
BRAIN

The Right Brain is Less Trained

Traditional society does not

train this brain. Why?

Because people who follow
rules are easier to manage, to
govern, to organize.

The Right Brain is Useful

Why is right-brain thinking

necessary?
Creative

thought is competitive
advantage.
Creative thought can solve problems
that cannot be solved in the box.

Pictures
Stories
Big picture
Observation
Shapes
Patterns
Flow like music
Beauty
Imagination
Possibilities

The Right Brain

The right
brain is for
creative
thinking
(outside
rules).

Compare
Left Brain

Right Brain

Logic
Verbal
Detail
Science
Names
Math
Form Strategies
Order
Thinking
Write

Pictures
Stories
Big picture
Observation
Shapes
Patterns
Flow like music
Beauty
Imagination
Possibilities

Your Competitive Advantage

Why is right-brain thinking necessary?
Creative thought is competitive advantage.
The right-brainer has more competitive
advantage in the global marketplace.
Creative thought can solve problems that
cannot be solved in the box.
The right-brainer can find solutions to
problems where left-brainers cannot.

Your Competitive Advantage

In a society where most people are left-

brainers, the right-brainer possesses more

competitive advantage.
What kind of society do you live in?
In a world where most people are rightbrainers, the left-brainer possesses more
competitive advantage.
What kind of world do we live in?

B. Think Outside the Box

USE YOUR RIGHT BRAIN

TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
TRY THESE EXERCISES.

Right-Brain Exercise #1
This activity shows you which of your brains is
stronger, or more exercised.
Look at the next chart.
Read each item.
Say the color, not the words.
See how many mistakes you make.
If you make no mistakes, you are a balancedbrain type of person.

Right-Brain Exercise #2
Look at the picture next page.
What do you see: a young woman or an

old woman?
If you see one, you could be a leftbrainer.
If you see both, you could be a rightbrainer.

Right-Brain Exercise #3
Look at the picture on the next page.
What do you see: a living thing or a

nonliving thing?
If you see one, you could be a leftbrainer.
If you see both, you could be a rightbrainer.

Right-Brain Exercise #4
Look at the picture on the next page.
What do you see: a part of a person or a part

of a thing?
If you see one, you could be a left-brainer. If
you see both, you could be a right-brainer.
If you are a male, you might see a part of a
person. If you are a female, might see a part
of a thing.

Know Yourself
If you are a left-brainer, you might tend

to see things according to rules and

patterns.
If you are a right-brainer, you might tend
to see things in a more creative way.
Are you a left brain, a right brain, or a
combination of both?
You will need to know which of your two brains are more dominant, so that you can train the other brain.
You might also need to team up with someone of the opposite brain as yours in order to come up with a good project.