I'm pleased to announce my latest invention and newest product: the X-Ball®, a set of 30 X-shaped magnetic design pieces (available from Creative Whack Company). The X-Ball is a companion product to the award-winning Ball of Whacks.
The inspiration for the X-Ball is the "skeletal" icosidodecahedron, an orb-like geometric figure long admired for its beauty (it was one of Leonardo da Vinci's favorite shapes).
The X-Ball comes with a 96-page page creativity guide that's filled with exercises and brainstorming tips. It's lots of fun to play with!
Use the X-Ball in a creativity workshop.
Use it to design and create new shapes.
Use it as a relaxation aid to free your mind from other concerns.
The X-Ball: it'll put "white caps on your gray matter."
I love my Ball of Whacks. I can't wait to get my hands on an X-Ball. Good job Roger!
Posted by: Erik Lauter | 17 April 2009 at 09:25 AM
I was fortunate enough to get a pre-release version of this, and I love it!
Posted by: Philip Dhingra | 17 April 2009 at 10:25 AM
You've had a good month, Roger. First the Creative Whack Pack iPhone app, and now the X-Ball. What's next?
Posted by: Vince Namura | 17 April 2009 at 10:37 AM
Hey Roger!
Congratulations for this new invention. I just knew you were going to throw another ball... And this one looks even more explosive than the Ball of Whacks! Definitely the next item on my shopping list. Even if I have to fly to NYC to get one. ; )
Posted by: Luc Debaisieux | 18 April 2009 at 02:42 PM
This looks frustratingly cool. Does it explode like the Ball of Whacks?
Posted by: Gavin Heaton | 18 April 2009 at 03:33 PM
Yes,Luc and Gavin, the X-Ball is a lot of fun. No, it doesn't "explode" (the Ball of Whacks doesn't either). Thanks for stopping by.
Posted by: Roger von Oech | 19 April 2009 at 10:04 AM
This looks very cool! I would ask how you think these things up - but I guess you've given us a few hints over the years. :-)
Posted by: Mark McGuinness | 23 April 2009 at 07:44 AM
Roger! No polygon is safe now!
Looking forward to seeing the "X-Ball" in the left margin "My Products" list!
All the best.
Posted by: Randy Bosch | 24 April 2009 at 07:30 AM