| Game |  Opener |
 Team-building |
| Categories: | Energizer |
Review |
| Communication |
Topical |
Purpose: To quickly demonstrate to participants how teamwork can improve brainstorming sessions.
Time Required: 10 minutes.
Size of Group: Unlimited.
Materials Required: A paper cup.
The Exercise in Action: This simple exercise, suggested by Dan Griep, a plant manager of Ramaley Printing in St. Paul, MN, uses a single paper cup as a prop.
Griep first asks everyone to think of as many uses for a paper cup as they can in 30 seconds. Most individuals will come up with four to six uses. Next, he has participants form small groups of two or three and gives them 30 seconds to think of uses for the paper cup. They can usually think of 9 to 11 uses. Finally, Griep chooses several participants to write on flipchart pages all the ideas the entire group throws out in 30 seconds. The group together will typically come up with 20 to 30 uses.