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WE’LL BE STARTING SHORTLY. HERE’S HOW TO GET READY:
1. GRAB A NOTEBOOK WITH SOME BLANK PAGES
2. HAVE A MARKER OR A THICK PEN ON HAND
3. MAKE SURE YOUR LIGHTING & BACKGROUND LOOK GOOD,
IN CASE YOU GET PICKED FOR ONE OF THE GAME ROUNDS
4. KNOW WHERE THE CHAT AND POLL BUTTONS ARE (AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ZOOM WINDOW)
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Welcome!
We’re here to learn and
develop as OD professionals.
And hopefully to have a little fun during these trying
times. :)

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HOW THIS WILL
WORK:
3 Question Rounds
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HOW THIS WILL
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3 Question Rounds
3 “Info Breaks”
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HOW THIS WILL
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3 Question Rounds
3 “Info Breaks”
3 Face-Offs w/ Audience Voting
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HOW THIS WILL
WORK:
3 Question Rounds
3 “Info Breaks”
3 Face-Offs w/ Audience Voting
1 Final Round
Fabulous Prizes for Winners
and a Special Prize for Everyone!
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GET READY TO PARTICIPATE!
1. GRAB A NOTEBOOK WITH SOME BLANK PAGES
2. HAVE A MARKER OR A THICK PEN ON HAND
3. MAKE SURE YOUR LIGHTING & BACKGROUND LOOK GOOD,
IN CASE YOU GET PICKED FOR ONE OF THE GAME ROUNDS
4. KNOW WHERE THE CHAT AND POLL BUTTONS ARE (AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ZOOM WINDOW)
WHO WANTS TO BE AN
An interactive webinar / gameshow, with @shanesnow

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RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU’RE READY!

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ROUND 1“COGNITIVE DIVERSITY”

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Rules:
I’ll ask a question.
Each contestant writes down their answer in their notebook,
and waits. (Audience can make their guesses in the Chat)
Contestants: When I call your name, hold up your answer to
your webcam.
Keep holding it up until everyone has answered.
The closest answer, without going over, wins!

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BE WARNED: IF YOU GET PICKED AS A CONTESTANT
YOUR ZOOM WILL STOP FOR A FEW SECONDS AND
RELOAD, BUT THEN YOU WILL HAVE NEW ABILITIES!

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PRIZE
A SIGNED COPY:

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A BIG WELCOME TO OUR FIRST ROUND CONTESTANTS!

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ARE YOU READY?

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THE QUESTION:
In what year did the FBI hire
its first female agent?
(write it on your notebook and wait)

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE QUESTION:
In what year did the FBI hire
its first female agent?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
1972

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WE HAVE A WINNER!
COME UN-MUTED!

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6X LESS
LIKELY TO
WRONGFULLY
SHOOT

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MORE LIKELY TO MAKE
GOOD DECISIONS TOGETHER

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Let’s talk about this…

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DON’T GO ANYWHERE, WINNER!
MEANWHILE, IT'S TIME
FOR THE NEXT QUESTION

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THE CONTEXT:
In a 2017 Dream Teams survey, American TV
watchers were asked to pretend that they
were directing a film with Tom Hanks. At the
last minute, Tom gets sick and cannot work.
When asked who they’d replace Tom Hanks
with—not knowing what kind of movie it was
—White Americans picked Robert Downey
Jr. as a slight favorite, with 18% of votes.

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THE QUESTION:
What percentage of Black Americans
picked Denzel Washington?
(write it on your notebook and wait)

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE QUESTION:
When asked who they’d replace a sick Tom
Hanks with in a film, white Americans
picked Robert Downey Jr., with 18% of
votes.
What percentage of Black Americans
picked Denzel Washington?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
52%

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WE HAVE A WINNER!
COME UN-MUTED!

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Let’s talk about this…

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Time for a quick
Info Break!

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FACE-OFF ROUND!

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FACE-OFF ROUND!
(with terrifying background photo)

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Rules:
Contestant 1 will answer a question.
Contestant 2 and the audience will decide
whether Contestant 1’s answer is Too High or
Too Low.

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PRIZE
REMOTE WORK
CARE PACKAGE!

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE CONTEXT:
A 2017 Workplace Trends survey of
American businesses asked hiring
managers about how they hire from
surprising or under-represented
groups.

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CONTESTANT 1:
What percentage of employers
had hired people out of
retirement or unemployment?

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AUDIENCE & CONTESTANT 2:
IS THEIR ANSWER TOO HIGH
OR TOO LOW?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
66%

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OUR WINNER WILL
COME BACK LATER
FOR THE FINAL ROUND

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ROUND 2“COGNITIVE FRICTION”

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PRIZE
A HARDCOVER COPY:

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A BIG WELCOME TO OUR SECOND ROUND CONTESTANTS!

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Rules:
I’ll ask a question.
Each contestant writes down their answer in their notebook,
and waits. (Audience can make their guesses in the Chat)
Contestants: When I call your name, hold up your answer to
your webcam.
Keep holding it up until everyone has answered.
The closest answer, without going over, wins!

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THE CONTEXT:
A 2017 Dream Teams survey of American
businesses compared high-growth,
“innovative” companies with companies
whose growth had plateaued.

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THE QUESTION:
At “innovative” companies, what percentage
of employees said that they could voice
opinions that go against the grain without any
fear?
(write it on your notebook and wait)

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE QUESTION:
At “innovative” companies, what percentage
of employees said that they could voice
opinions that go against the grain without any
fear?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
89%

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WE HAVE A WINNER!
COME UN-MUTED!

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Let’s talk about this…

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46% of workers at “non-innovative"
companies can speak up.

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46% of workers at “non-innovative"
companies can speak up.
23% of them can speak up with
things that go against the grain.

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DON’T GO ANYWHERE, WINNER!
MEANWHILE, IT'S TIME
FOR THE NEXT QUESTION

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THE CONTEXT:
Gallup polled American workers about their
interactions with their bosses, and found
that people whose managers focused only
on their weaknesses a were more likely to be
engaged and stay with the company than
those whose managers simply ignored them.

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THE QUESTION:
(write it on your notebook and wait)
How much more likely were
people whose managers ignored
them to become disengaged at the
workplace vs those who were
constantly critiqued?

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE QUESTION:
How much more likely were
people whose managers ignored
them to become disengaged at the
workplace vs those who were
constantly critiqued?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
40%

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WE HAVE A WINNER!
COME UN-MUTED!

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Let’s talk about this…

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How little you talk is a bigger leading indicator of a
pending breakup than how much you argue.

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Time for a quick
Info Break!

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FACE-OFF ROUND!

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FACE-OFF ROUND!
(really, so sorry about this photo)

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PRIZE
REMOTE WORK
CARE PACKAGE!

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Rules:
Contestant 1 will answer a question.
Contestant 2 and the audience will decide
whether Contestant 1’s answer is Too High or
Too Low.

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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CONTESTANT 1:
In 2019—long before the
coronavirus—what percentage of
employees said they use digital
communications to handle work
conflicts instead of discussing the
situation in person or over the
phone?

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AUDIENCE & CONTESTANT 2:
IS THEIR ANSWER TOO HIGH
OR TOO LOW?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
55%

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OUR WINNER WILL
COME BACK LATER
FOR THE FINAL ROUND

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ROUND 3“INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY”

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PRIZE
A FREE COPY:

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A BIG WELCOME TO OUR THIRD ROUND CONTESTANTS!

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Rules:
I’ll ask a question.
Each contestant writes down their answer in their notebook,
and waits. (Audience can make their guesses in the Chat)
Contestants: When I call your name, hold up your answer to
your webcam.
Keep holding it up until everyone has answered.
The closest answer, without going over, wins!

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THE CONTEXT:
In 2016 a Hollywood Reporter poll asked
Americans who watched Glee and Modern
Family whether they’d changed their minds
about gay rights.
(write it on your notebook and wait)

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THE QUESTION:
What percentage of Americans who watched
Glee and Modern Family directly credited the
shows with them becoming pro-gay-rights?
(write it on your notebook and wait)

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE QUESTION:
According to a Hollywood Reporter poll, what
percentage of Americans who watched Glee
and Modern Family directly credited the shows
with them becoming pro-gay-rights?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
27%

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WE HAVE A WINNER!
COME UN-MUTED!

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Let’s talk about this…

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Study: kids who read Harry Potter
grow up less racist than peers

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DON’T GO ANYWHERE, WINNER!
MEANWHILE, IT'S TIME
FOR THE NEXT QUESTION

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THE QUESTION:
In a 2018 Dream Teams study on intellectual
humility, what percentage of American adults
believed they are less open-minded than the
average person?
(write it on your notebook and wait)

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE QUESTION:
What percentage of American adults believed
they are less open-minded than the average
person?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
5%

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WE HAVE A WINNER!
COME UN-MUTED!

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Let’s talk about this…

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Time for a quick
Info Break!

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Take the Intellectual Humility
self-assessment and more at
shanesnow.com/odinnovators

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FACE-OFF ROUND!

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FACE-OFF ROUND!
(OMG why this photo again?)

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PRIZE
REMOTE WORK
CARE PACKAGE!

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Rules:
Contestant 1 will answer a question.
Contestant 2 and the audience will decide
whether Contestant 1’s answer is Too High or
Too Low.

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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CONTESTANT 1:
From a 2019 Workplace Trends
survey: What percentage of
employees would trust a robot more
than their manager?

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AUDIENCE & CONTESTANT 2:
IS THEIR ANSWER TOO HIGH
OR TOO LOW?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
63%

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WINNER, STICK AROUND.
IT’S TIME FOR
THE FINAL ROUND!

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FINAL ROUNDSILVER LININGS OF WORKING REMOTELY

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PRIZE
3 LICENSES TO THE
DREAM TEAMS
INTERACTIVE
TRAINING COURSE!

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE QUESTION:
From a 2019 Workplace Trends survey:
What percent of all employees surveyed said
their biggest distraction is a co-worker talking
loudly on the phone?
(write it on your notebook and wait)

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CONTESTANTS READY?

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THE QUESTION:
What percent of all employees surveyed said
their biggest distraction is a co-worker talking
loudly on the phone?

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THE ANSWER:

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THE ANSWER:
66%

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WE HAVE A GRAND PRIZE WINNER!
COME UN-MUTED!

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PRIZES 4 ALL!
DIGITAL REMOTE WORK CARE PACKAGE
FREE DREAM TEAMS COURSE TRIAL

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BONUS QUESTION:
On May 6th, 2004, a hit TV series about a
group of New Yorkers who were terrible at
social distancing aired its final episode to a
record-setting audience. How many viewers
did the series finale episode of Friends have?

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THE ANSWER:
52.5 million

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BONUS QUESTION:
Of the 195 countries in the world, how many
countries are members of the United Nations?

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THE ANSWER:
193

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BONUS QUESTION:
How many words long is Bill Pullman’s famous
speech as president on Independence Day, the
one where he rallies the world to come
together to fight the existential threat?

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THE ANSWER:
160 words

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