Here's a fun 1-minute video of my 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 X-Ball gets your creative juices flowing!
Roger von Oech
- I'm an author, inventor, and consultant. I started my company, Creative Think, in 1977 to stimulate creativity in business. I'm probably best known as the author of A Whack on the Side of the Head and the Creative Whack Pack, and, most recently, as the creator of the Ball of Whacks®, X-Ball®, and the Creative Whack Pack® iPhone App[More]
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I gotta have this!
Posted by: Erik Lauter | 03 July 2009 at 08:45 AM
There needs to be more of these items in creative departments of both big and small companies. Employees would love these as gifts, trust me!
- Kye, funnypromos.com
Posted by: Kye Swenson | 06 July 2009 at 01:36 PM
I got my X-Ball in the mail yesterday, I can not put it down. Another great creativity tool from Roger! WOW this is so interesting and fun.
Thanks for giving us such a great and creative tool.
Dan
Posted by: Dan Corbo | 26 July 2009 at 09:41 AM
i was able to use the x-ball to make a house of cards
Posted by: sad | 07 August 2009 at 12:01 PM
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