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When travelling, it's a custom in our family to pick up a souvenir or two of the places we visit and usually these take the form of prints, drawings or ceramics. Nothing too expensive mind but we do aim to go for the highest quality at the best price. Stopping at the stall of a local artist on a recent trip we were surprised to see a notice stating, "Pay whatever you like". An interesting and unusual concept. Engaging him in conversation, he explained that he wasn't alone in taking this approach.  He pointed out that some musicians, restaurants and even hotels were offering similar "payment" arrangements. This seemed a long way from the story I once heard about an event where the price of the cold, soft drink rose in line with the temperature in the stadium.  It is also quite commonplace for the price of hotel rooms to rise in relation to the importance of events going on in their area.  The inevitable law of supply and demand. The artist...

  Hadn't realised just how much fun a packet of Starburst could be as an icebreaker with small groups. Each wrapper is printed with a dare/task that you must do if you pick that sweet. There's nothing too strenuous and it's good fun. Alternatively there are four colours in each packet, and depending upon which colour is picked so each group member can be asked to reveal something about themselves.... I recently co-facilitated a session with my colleague Beth... She allocated these tasks to each colour: What Starburst tasks/dares would you pick? Got some? C'mon share!   Posted with Blogsy