A perfect group warm-up or team building activity, this exercise teaches the four-step ?TILS? process (Think-it, Ink-it, Link-it, and Synch-it) and emphasizes the value of working as a team versus working alone. Contributed by Conni Gordon.

Objectives:

• Enhance creative thinking abilities
• Increase team self-esteem and confidence
• Demonstrate the importance of teamwork

Group Size: 2 or more groups of 3 to 7 people each

Time Required: 60 to 90 minutes

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ARTHUR VANGUNDY is professor of communication at the University of Oklahoma and president of VanGundy Associates, a creativity and innovation consulting firm. He is the author of eleven books including 101 Great Games & Activities (Pfeiffer, 1998) and has been interviewed for numerous publications including Business Week, Fortune Small Business, New York Times, Science Digest, Inc., Success, and US News and World Report, and has facilitated training sessions for such organizations as Hershey Foods, S.C. Johnson, Xerox, McNeil Consumer Products, Motorola, Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, and the Singapore government.

LINDA NAIMAN is founder of Linda Naiman & Associates Inc. a Vancouver BC, consulting and training group designed to awaken genius-level thinking through the arts, applying creativity, innovation, and visionary thinking to business strategy. She speaks about creativity and innovation at conferences in North America and Europe and her writings have appeared in her e-newsletter, Creativity at Work, and numerous business journals, including Perspectives on Global Change and the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management HR Magazine.