ABSTRACT
Participants are divided into groups of three and given five minutes to find as many ways as possible in which they are all three connected. For example, 'author's have a Spanish connection in that Paul studied in Spain, William's sister lives in Spain, and author went on holiday to Spain last summer'. The three participants with the most connections win a prize. Give the groups five minutes to find as many ways as possible in which they are all three connected, 'author's have a Birmingham connection in that Lucy has a sister in Birmingham, William visited Birmingham last summer, and author went to a wedding in Birmingham five years ago'. If people have trouble finding connections, challenge them to look for unusual connections like favourite colour, films they all like, children who support a particular football team, favourite ice creams, television shows, or whatever people choose!.
