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August 10th is Lego Day ~ Time for Serious Play?

August 10th  is Lego Day ~ Legos were invented by Godfred Kirk Christiansen (1954) in response to a need for toys that would challenge children to think.  Legos comes from the word “Leg godt” which means “play well.”

 

Over the next 52+ years dozens of organizations have come up with ideas and events to create a world record for using the most legos, creating the largest construction and even the tallest towers. In fact, in 2006 the  World record-smashing LEGO tower measures over 96 feet tall beat the former record by only 7 inches.  The structure, built by hundreds of children in Vienna, created a whopping  tower of LEGO measuring 96.7 feet. In fact,  The new tower is so tall, the children assembled the structure in pieces before adults lifted each section to the pinnacle by a crane.
 ~ Read the whole story here: http://dvice.com/archives/2008/10/world_recordsma.php.

 What records have you attempted to “break” in your company, your community, your circle to gain attention of the media and promote your business?

Here’s some great Lego training ideas http://www.squarewheels.com/content/legotrdev.html

And be sure to check out LEGO SERIOUS PLAY ~ an innovative, experiential process
designed to enhance innovation and business performance here: http://www.seriousplay.com/

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Hale Guitar Pickers Today!

Today April 16^th is Guitar Picker’s Day

 

Invented by the people of Malaga, Spain in the 15th century The first guitars were very small and strung with four pair of strings. Each pair was called a course. As the guitar later changed into a larger instrument, this “four course” guitar became known as the ukulele. During the Renaissance the guitar was not taken seriously as a musical instrument, because the lute was the intrument of choice by musicians of that day.  

 

Can you name a famous guitar player? How about George Harrison, lead guitarist for the Beatles or Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.  There’s also Carlos Santana and of course who could forget Elvis Presley…..

 

If you are in the music business you could host a “world’s largest guitar concert” in the world. Call your local musicians union to contact guitarists.  Go to local night clubs, lounges and of course look in the phone book and even Google local guitar players to get your band on… Contact other local music outlets to co-sponsor your event. 

                                                                                                                                                  

If you want to learn more about guitars visit Josh’s Guitar Lifestyle blog

 

Find your favorite Guitarists at Guitar 5 Day

 

Check out these great guitar trivia quiz’s at Fun Trivia

 

For more great ideas like these, check out Quirky Marketing ~ 365 Ways to Promote Your Business Using Zany and non-traditional Holidays.

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