Flashmobs & Scavenger Hunts: Getting People to Do Things Out of Their Comfort Zones

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Organizing Scavenger Hunts & Flashmobs

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It’s really easy.

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1. How I got started

2. Scavenger hunts

3. “Flashmobs”

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Scavenger hunts

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Scavenger hunts

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You can push people pretty far

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You can push people pretty far

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You can push people pretty far

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How to get people comfortable

• Fun

• “Cool”

• Easy to participate

• Give people an excuse to get silly

• Ramp them up

• Make it a comfortable environment

• Give reasons to take pictures

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“Flashmob?”

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A range of things we did

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What you need

• An idea that’s fun & easy to communicate

• A platform (Facebook, Meetup)

• A camera man

• Some volunteers (1 for every 50 participants)

• 1 month of time

• ~$100

The goal – make sure your participants have a

great time

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Why I do it

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Why I do it

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Why I do it

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Questions?

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In case the presentation ends too early.