Month: November 2012
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It Never Just Happens
Create several different teams consisting of several members. Have each team solve a problem and collect their answers for “grading”. Now, randomly tell half the groups that they did well and the other half that they did poorly and ask them to discuss how their team worked well or didn’t work well. Researchers conducted this…
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The 3oz Rule and Superstitions from Action
A man goes through the security line at the airport. Security looks at him suspiciously and asks him abruptly, is this your bag? He nods and the security guard interrogates him: do you have any liquids or gels in your bag? The man tells him he is bringing back homemade jam from his grandmother for his family. Sorry, this looks like more…
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The Complaints of Youth?
Yesterday on the subway, a two-year old was whining over wanting his mother to sit next to him on the train. It’s easy for us to judge children as they complain about the trivial things in life, but how often do we do the same. Every age of life has its own challenges and difficulties.…
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What We Take For Granted
One of my good friends grew up in El Paso, but had lots of family across the border near Juarez. Before he was born, his mom had bought some land in Mexico and some of his family setup some buildings with whatever material the could find and made a camp on the land. He used…