Common Ground Thumball

Look under your thumb and share your reaction to whatever prompt lies under beneath it. Thumball is a soft 6" stuffed ball with loads of applications!

The Common Ground Thumball looks like a cool soccer ball and has 32 panels pre-printed with fun icebreaker phrases suited for adults and teens. Use it to stimulate conversation, promote team spirit, and boost flagging energy. 

As you try to generate conversation and build new friendships and relationships, a key challenge is finding “common ground” experiences and interests that you share with others. This Thumball helps to uncover these commonalities.

Common Ground Thumball prompts:

1. How do you spend free time?
2. Favorite brainy hobbies
3. When I want to relax, I
4. Favorite foods to cook (or eat)
5. What I like to do on a Friday night
6. Most prized possession
7. My favorite app
8. What do you like to do on vacation?
9. Favorite physical activities
10. What does your perfect day look like?
11. Favorite show(s) to watch
12. What do you like to read?
13. Sports I like to watch
14. My favorite childhood memory
15. What do you do regularly to stay healthy?
16. Favorite art form (music, dance, art, theater, film)
17. Who are the most important people in your life?
18. Who in your family are you closest to?
19. For good advice, who do you turn to first?
20. What role does religion or spirituality play in your life?
21. A sporting event you'd most like to attend
22. Which do you wish you had more of . . . time or money?
23. Where I wish I lived
24. My dream vacation
25. Something new I'd like to try or learn
26. A talent I wish I had
27. Charity/group I would support if I had $1 million to give
28. What are you most proud of?
29. What do you worry about?
30. What do you like to spend money on?
31. My "Claim to fame”
32. Toss Again

[NOTE: Silver Series Conversation Prompts are available as Thumballs, UNZiP-IT! Pocket & Deck, and Virtual/Remote PPT.]

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