Purpose: To provide an exercise that challenges participants to think creatively.

 Time Required: 10 minutes.

 Size of Group: Unlimited.

 Materials Required: Flipchart.

 The Exercise in Action: For a smooth transition after a break, write this statement on a flipchart or transparency during the break so that participants can work on it when they return to the room. Allow people to work individually or in groups to find the errors:

Most participants will find five but few will ever find the sixth. The sixth is simply that there are only five errors (so it’s an error to say there are six). The exercise points out how we often think inflexibly and fail to consider all the options when problem solving.