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However, there is even in such profane things as a glass containing 250Weiterlesen Lateral thinking revisited The authors of the first chapter of the Bible described God's command to mankind in Genesis 1:28: Be fruitful andWeiterlesen The seat direction in the railroad – the ideal metaphor for temporal horizons Let us forget for the next few minutes that we do not yet understand the phenomenon of time, although weWeiterlesen When self-confidence becomes hubris The biggest hurdle on the way to fulfilling one's initiatives is the insecurity concerning one's capabilities - the existing roles;Weiterlesen The blunt ax – the ideal metaphor for a deficiency Deficiencies arise from errors, wear and tear, accidents, or environmental changes. As a result, things and processes only function inadequately.Weiterlesen The kick in the so-called – the ideal metaphor for a disturbance The outcome of decades of standardization is bureaucracy in all areas. 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