Comments on: Whack Pack http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/ simplicity resources for design, business, technology, and life Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:54:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: maeda http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-225 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:26:14 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-225 Thanks for the compliment Kare. I enjoyed your <a href="http://www.sayitbetter.com/" rel="nofollow">site</a> as well. Nurses are cool ... :-) Thanks for the compliment Kare. I enjoyed your site as well. Nurses are cool … :-)

]]> by: Kare Anderson http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-223 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:23:30 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-223 How perfect for meeting planners (who've hired) me to get a toy they can use with their conference planning team, their peers on staff - and their family and friends. And I love reading your blog. You might want to know that a cluster of critical care nurses love it too (and told me about it). - Kare, SavvyHer.com How perfect for meeting planners (who’ve hired) me to get a toy they can use with their conference planning team, their peers on staff - and their family and friends. And I love reading your blog. You might want to know that a cluster of critical care nurses love it too (and told me about it).
- Kare, SavvyHer.com

]]> by: Roger von Oech http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-211 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:12:55 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-211 Hi John, Thanks for writing about the "Ball of Whacks." I appreciate it a lot. I've been getting a really good response from it. You're right, it's not for young kids. On the box, I say: "Not for Children Under 8 Years Old." I created it for adults, specifically for engineers, designers, writers, and artists. But I've been getting a lot of mail from [business] people who take it home and play with it with their high school and junior high school age children. If your readers have difficulty getting it from the Amazon link you posted, they can always go to our e-commerce store: www.creativewhack.com (and see a 1 minute video as well). Best wishes to you and your readers. Happy whacking! Roger von Oech (looking forward to a simple holiday season) Hi John,

Thanks for writing about the “Ball of Whacks.” I appreciate it a lot.

I’ve been getting a really good response from it. You’re right, it’s not for young kids. On the box, I say: “Not for Children Under 8 Years Old.”

I created it for adults, specifically for engineers, designers, writers, and artists. But I’ve been getting a lot of mail from [business] people who take it home and play with it with their high school and junior high school age children.

If your readers have difficulty getting it from the Amazon link you posted, they can always go to our e-commerce store: www.creativewhack.com (and see a 1 minute video as well).

Best wishes to you and your readers.

Happy whacking!

Roger von Oech (looking forward to a simple holiday season)

]]> by: maeda http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-196 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:17:59 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-196 Simple toys certain keep things <a href="/2006/06/14/key-2-open/" rel="nofollow"><span class="sc">open</span></a> for interpretation. Simple toys certain keep things open for interpretation.

]]> by: mike http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-193 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:13:14 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/11/27/whack-pack/#comment-193 i think toys/games like this and, say, tetris (one of my favorites...), are the best, because they balance simplicity and complexity so well... in some respects tetris is a simple game, takes a few minutes to learn, but it is not easy - i think that combination is what gives it its appeal...i haven't seen these before, but maybe they belong on my christmas list...um, i mean my kids' lists.... as the christmas season is upon us, i know that my kids enjoyed simpler toys more than flashy toys with a lot of features - the flashier toys are more marketable, easier to sell features than an experience... gee, this sounds a lot like, say, software or consumer electronics... while the flashy toys held interest for a while, they become quickly boring - simpler toys provide a blank slate for endless exploration.... i think toys/games like this and, say, tetris (one of my favorites…), are the best, because they balance simplicity and complexity so well… in some respects tetris is a simple game, takes a few minutes to learn, but it is not easy - i think that combination is what gives it its appeal…i haven’t seen these before, but maybe they belong on my christmas list…um, i mean my kids’ lists….

as the christmas season is upon us, i know that my kids enjoyed simpler toys more than flashy toys with a lot of features - the flashier toys are more marketable, easier to sell features than an experience… gee, this sounds a lot like, say, software or consumer electronics…

while the flashy toys held interest for a while, they become quickly boring - simpler toys provide a blank slate for endless exploration….

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