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ATLAS OF HUMAN IMAGINATION

Random Historical Dinner Party 🎲

Click the button to generate four different
thinkers and invite them over for dinner
(there are 8,495,410 unique combinations!)


Now imagine...

• What would these four people talk about?
• What concepts do they bring to the table?
• What combined skill-set do they possess?
• What do they have in common?
• What are their main differences?
• What topics could they collaborate on?
• What might they invent or create together?
• What new visions can they bring to the world?
• How would they see our society today?
• What problems could they help solve for us?
• What different personalities do they have?
• What personal struggles do they share?
• Would they like each other as a group?

For Teachers - Classroom Flow

• Introduction (5 min) – Explain the game and the prompt questions; split the class into teams of 4
• Team Generation (5 min) – Each team generates their 4 thinkers using the button
• Team Research (5 min) – Work out what each thinker is famous for (concepts, inventions, background, nationality, personality)
• Team Discussion (20 min) – Teams analyse and discuss the prompts
• Share Insights (10 min) – Teams present their “dinner party” outcomes to the class
• Reflection (5 min) – Discuss as a class what they learned about collaboration, perspectives and innovation