Thursday, 9 June 2011

Gagarin Giveaway


A while ago I’ve written about the Six Thinking Pencils inspired by Edward De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats. Kristin, Art Director at Gagarin has been kind to send Palimpsest a bunch of pencils for a giveaway. A reader has commented earlier that he reckoned the pencils look plasticky. The answer is Yep, they do and they are. But as part of a brainstorming tool I guess they would work very well.

Each member of the group selects a pencil and adopts a mindset to match it. Then swaps pencils until the topic at hand has been approached from different perspectives. White is for Info; Yellow for Benefits; Green for Creativity; Black for Critic; Blue for Overview; Red for Feelings. The pencils are made from UK recycled CD cases.

Leave a comment below and I shall select a reader randomly on Monday 13 June. Winner has got a week to contact me at blogpalimpsest @ gmail dot com with address. I shall post internationally. 
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20 comments:

  1. Nikira9 June 2011 at 13:31

    I am in! Pencils looks delicious, wanna try it for sketching.

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  2. Richard9 June 2011 at 14:47

    as a messy owner of (whisper it) 15 fountain pens all filled with a different colour ink (for note-taking, of course) my partner tells me that I have to enter so that she can be spared the embarrassment of having to explain to people why I have such gaudy fingers after a day of reading/writing/thinking. I have promised: if I win the pens stay at home and the pencils go out with me

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  3. Martin9 June 2011 at 17:34

    Just the job to inspire you when faced with a plain of plain paper.

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  4. Andy9 June 2011 at 17:39

    These are awesome indeed. I love creative brainstorming techniques. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  5. Anonymous10 June 2011 at 01:23

    What a fascinating idea and a great way to brainstorm. Love it, love the pencils and the recycling aspect.Von

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  6. MILLICENT10 June 2011 at 03:21

    I would love to implement the strategy with those implements :)

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  7. Anonymous10 June 2011 at 03:39

    Here is to hoping. They do look sharp. Best, and keep on blogging.

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  8. Rebecca's Emporium10 June 2011 at 12:44

    These are beautiful! And such a brilliant idea! :) Keeping my fingers crossed :)

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  9. Unknown10 June 2011 at 14:10

    I would love to try these. I love the post you originally did about them.

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  10. zb10 June 2011 at 14:34

    What a lovely bouquet of pencils!

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  11. Wbtrez10 June 2011 at 18:04

    I'd like a chance to use these pencils.

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  12. Arisu11 June 2011 at 13:08

    This sounds like a great way to get fresh perspectives on ideas!

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  13. Anonymous11 June 2011 at 16:15

    please choose me

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  14. Thufer11 June 2011 at 17:08

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  15. Thufer11 June 2011 at 17:09

    Always need some good writing stick. Count me in on this, please.
    edit.>> I can spell LOL

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  16. Kurt12 June 2011 at 14:35

    I'm in - need all the help thinking I can find...

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  17. benjamin13 June 2011 at 09:26

    Pencil me in.

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  18. GarWai13 June 2011 at 14:51

    Looks good

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  19. john c13 June 2011 at 15:30

    we do love pencils ...

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  20. Palimpsest13 June 2011 at 21:26

    Thanks all for commenting. And the winner is....

    Julie (O-kami).

    Congrats Julie, drop me a note with your contact details.

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