What doesn't seem to be coming through here is the power of the subconscious to pattern match and work on problems independently of our main heads. The way this

What doesn't seem to be coming through here is the power of the subconscious to pattern match and work on problems independently of our main heads. The way this guy figured out the solution to his problem was by observing another person's behaviour in an elevator, which matched a pattern in his mind. aStimulus is often a good thing. I've actually found watching a lot of unrelated everyday interactions helps with designing systems.