Right brain/left brain
You know when you go to conferences and they figure out ways to divide the room into smaller groups? I was at a seminar last week and the presenter put this slide of a dancer up and asked us to say whether she was turning clockwise or counter-clockwise. Supposedly, the direction you see the dancer twirling indicates if you are a “left brain” (methodical, logical) or a “right brain” (creative, imaginative) thinker. I was definitely seeing clockwise and still cannot fathom that anyone would see it another way, but a good portion of the room was in the counter-clockwise camp and quite a few people could see it both ways. I’m pretty sure this left brain/right brain theory has been disproved and that the real truth of brain function is way more complicated. This sci-blog article goes into more depth if you’re interested. Still, it was a fun and creative way to divide the room, the next step was to count off and then meet your left or right brain counterpart for discussion. We all had to laugh when the right brainers messed up the count-off.