101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving.Copyright © 2005 by John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. Reproduced by permission of Pfeiffer, an Imprint of Wiley. http://www.pfeiffer.comBattle of the Sexes Handout
Consider a problem of how to decrease employee absenteeism. The female groups might
suggest “feminine” ideas such as holding teas to develop support systems and “mascu-
line” ideas such as organized sports teams. The male groups might suggest “masculine”
ideas such as having managers and workers socialize in bars after work and “feminine”
ideas such as sewing circles during lunch periods. Although some or all of the ideas might
not be practical, all group participants would then develop more workable solutions.298 101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving
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