[Imagination Club] Challenge: island survival strategy

[MaulikDave at torrentpharma.com]

I thank all of you for putting forwards your survival strategy.

I like that, nobody has violent mind here :) Nobody suggested to make a 
weapon and then capture one of leader while they are unaware and then ask 
them to give you food(you will have to use your creativity to make them 
understand what is food). But, anyway this is not long term solution. 
Sometime they will catch you unaware and will free their leader and punish 
you.

Best way to get something is give away something to your customer which is 
either useful to them or funny or novel for them. Jack made good 
suggestion for offering them shoes made from natural materials. I'll say 
that will take time. Why can't you offer your own shoes to their leader? 
That will be quick. Surely, you wear shoes in flight, right?

Jeffrey has given good suggestion for use of parachute. I say, once you 
have established relationship with tribes people by giving away shoes. You 
will require this kind of ideas to keep that relationship open. My own 
suggestion for using parachute is - use it to catch fish. But, fabricating 
trampoline is best suggestion I think. That will introduce novelty to 
islanders.

Harmony also has given good suggestion for long time relationship. Find 
out the problems or inefficient ways of their doing day to day job and 
offer them better alternative.

So conclusion: quick way to establish relationship is to give something 
novel. Like giving your shoes, or lighter & cigarette, or make them listen 
mobile ring tones or tik-tik of your wrist watch. Then you will require 
long term solution like trampoline and help them live better life by offer 
solutions to day to day jobs.

I think same can be applicable in real life also? Don't you think?

Regards,
MD

Introduction to myself: I am Maulik Dave from Ahmedabad, India. I am a 
website developer having 6+ years experience in my field. I have developed 
web based applications for domestic as well as International clients, 
including MNCs. 

I believe TEAM stands for, 'Together Everyone Achieves More'. And that's 
why I  am proud member of 'Team - Imagination Club'.







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I am representing a fictional situation. Probably you will never face this 
situation in your life. But still, use your imagination to come up with 
solution. 

Situation: You are only survivor from a plane crash. You have landed on 
some isolated island using parachute, you don't know where. You don't have 
any mean for communication with outer world. Oh yes, to add in tragedy 
there are few tribes people who have their own dialect which you can not 
understand. 

Only food available on the island is the food produce by tribes people. 
You can not have fruits or kill animals as tribes people will not allow 
you as they are sacred to them. I repeat: ONLY FOOD AVAILABLE ON THE 
ISLAND IS THE FOOD PRODUCE BY TRIBES PEOPLE. To survive you must get food 
from tribes people. Without food you can survive for two days. This is 
your first day. 


Challenge: They will not give you food until you can trade something 
useful to them. Your challenge is sell them something with or without 
learning their dialect. Of course they will not give you food second time 
if they think what you have given them is not useful or you have nothing 
anymore to trade. Find a long term solution. 

Happy brainstorming session! 

Regards, 
MD 

Introduction to myself: I am Maulik Dave from Ahmedabad, India. I am a 
website developer having 6+ years experience in my field. I have developed 
web based applications for domestic as well as International clients, 
including MNCs. 

I believe TEAM stands for, 'Together Everyone Achieves More'. And that's 
why I  am proud member of 'Team - Imagination Club'. 







"Jeffrey Baumgartner" <jeffreyb at jpb.com> 
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The imagination club is very new and is about stretching 
our imaginations and sharing creative ideas. 

So far, I've basically presented challenges to the club and 
you've come up with some creative solutions.

I'd really like YOU to throw some challenges to the group 
as well. They can be real challenges that are relevant to 
your business, pastimes or life - or invented challenges. 

Jeffrey Baumgartner
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