Saturday, February 12, 2011

ANSWER

Yesterday I posted a short quiz on problem-solving. You might want to scroll down and read that posting first before you peek at the answers here.

Now for the answers:

1. The way to put a giraffe in the refrigerator is to open the fridge door, put the giraffe in, and close the door.
2. The way to put an elephant in the refrigerator is to open the fridge door, take out the giraffe, put the elephant in, and close the door.
3. The animal that doesn't attend the Animal Conference is the elephant. He's in the fridge, remember?
4. The way to get across the river is to swim across it. It's safe now because you know all the crocs are attending the Lion King's Animal Conference.

According to the source, fully 90% of professionals missed all the right answers to the questions. But a lot of pre-schoolers got them right. Maybe the study suggest that more professionals should approach things like 4-year olds.

The restaurant
Bubba Gump's has this down. I was able to visit one of these restaurants in, of all places, Hong Kong. They put two license plates on the table on a flip-over kind of device. The BLUE one reads, 'Run, Forrest, Run' and the RED one reads, 'Stop, Forrest, Stop.' The hostess explains, 'When you want something, put the RED sign up and somebody will stop. When you're content, put the BLUE one up.'

So whenever the RED
'Stop, Forrest, Stop' sign went up, whoever was nearby would stop and ask how they could help us. It didn't matter whose job it was - it didn't matter who was assigned to our table - the person closest stopped and took care of us. An order might have been taken by a busboy, questions answered by the waiter, the table cleared by the manager. Didn't matter.

They simplified the process so the customer was satisfied whenever they needed attention and so they were left alone when they didn't. Maybe we should employ,
'Stop, Forrest, Stop' signs around our church and see what happens.

And be blessed.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mmmmm...love Bubba Gump's! There is one on Navy Pier that I have been to a couple of times....just so you know. It's lovely to sit out on the patio in the summer.

PS....about the answers...I never would have thought about any of them that easily either. I was thinking logistics...lol.

Anonymous said...

One other thing about Navy Pier that I strongly recommend to anyone who is on the adventurous side...your family seems to like to be out and about in Chicago. I went there for the 4th of July fireworks with my old boyfriend, who lived in Chicago.

It is standing room only, but the electricity and excitement of the crowd is infectious. The fireworks display is just gorgeous, like none I have ever seen...right over the lake.

If you have the money, I suggest staying in the city overnight and taking a taxi into Navy Pier. It was the best 4th of July ever for me. Tuck it away in your mind for later. :)