As I have observed before—here and, more recently, here—optical illusions are of interest to mediators, particularly because of the way in which optical illusions, like mediation, challenge us to see things differently.

Optical illusions also pointedly remind us of the unreliability of our own senses and the degree to which human perception can be manipulated or altered.

For those of you who can’t get enough of optical illusions, Matthew Homann, president and founder of LexThink, an innovative law practice consultancy, and the author of the excellent the [non]billable hour, has a link on his blog to an especially mesmerizing one.

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