Quickie fun exercise you can use as an icebreaker, or energizer, or with a little thought you can tie it into your course content.
Ideal Group Size
Time For Exercise
1-2 minutes, longer if debriefed to course goals.
Reading, pattern recognition, Gestalt
Detailed Instructions If Needed
Introduce this as a task that about half of people cannot do:
DIsplay this on overhead or other display device.
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1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3
Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17,
B3 PROUD! 0NLY C3R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD 7H15
Give ten seconds to read, and then see how many could read to the end.
Possible debrief: What does this tell us about how human beings process any information?