The game can be played by individuals or teams. Creativity is best thought of as a team sport. So,
call
a friend or relative to join you. And we will report out results separately for Grand-Teams
(including grandkids and grandparents), individuals, and other types of teams. You will need to
choose a fun team or individual name. Include a capital G to denote a G-Team.
Take a careful look at the two images shown – a new pair of images will be posted each Sunday
morning at 7am (Eastern standard time). Then think of several words that link the images. Examples
of “linking terms” are provided just below. They can be words that describe similarities and/or
differences on all sorts of dimensions of thought. Perhaps you can think of several connecting
terms? But select your favorite 5 and describe them in the boxes and press submit.
Play all week if you like.
How to Play, An Example
Take a careful look at the two images shown – a new pair of
images will be posted each Sunday morning at 7am. Then think of
several words that connect the images. Examples of “linking terms”
are provided just below. They can be words that describe
similarities and/or differences on all sorts of dimensions of thought.
Napping place
Rounded
Twins
Bark
Complementary [one turns oxygen into CO2, and the other the opposite]
Go to the “Play” Page
There you will see the two new images for the current week. After you input a fun team name, post your favorite connecting terms (up to five of them). Hit the “Submit” button.
Everyone Can Play
The game can be played by individuals or teams. Science tells us that creativity is best thought of as a team sport. So, call a friend or relative to join you. And we will report out results separately for Grand-Teams – those combining grandkids and grandparents. Include a capital G in your name to denote a G-Team.
Results
Once you “Submit” your five choices, you will automatically see a list of the ten most popular connecting words posted by others up to that moment during the week of play. Then, on the next Sunday mornings you will also see posted:
(1) The frequency of the “Ten Most Popular Terms”
submitted around the country and over the week of play.
(2) A list the “Hosts’ Ten Favorite Terms”
(cleverest/wittiest/most thoughtful).
And, of course, you will also see a pair of new images for the next week of play. Have fun!
Background
An excellent tool for stimulating creative thinking is a deeper comparison of the images. Thinking and talking about all of the different kinds of similarities and differences (beyond what we first see) changes the way our brains work. And making the brain work on new problems is a wonderful thing—a kind of mental exercise. And even the youngest kids know that exercise is good.
