We played Jori to connect our team, and here is how it went

Last week, Ants, from Enspiral was at the Social Impact Factory. As we spoke about all the awesome stuff that is happening around the world, Ants told me about a Brazilian guy who moved to Berlin and had a hard time connecting with people. As Joriam (the Brazilian guy) is a creative guy who designs game, he decided to create a game for people who want authentic connections. The game is made to escape the ‘what do you do? Where are you from?’ script. And it does this superbly.

Here is how the game works. You have 40 cards. 20 with weird questions and 20 with profound questions. Finally, to test it, I asked two of my colleagues, Lenneke and Nynke, to play it with me. And here is what we found out about each other.

Nynke’s profound questions

Describe your dream house in four sentences.

Nynke: close to the beach, tiny, close to friend and family and with a lot of natural light.

Nynke’s weird question

If you were a magic potion, what would your effect be? What kind of person would seek a potion like you?

Nynke: Hmm, I would be a portion with a lot of glitters!

Lenneke: Would you make the person who drinks it sparkle?

Nynke: Yes!

Me: I want that potion!

Lenneke: Ok, so I would give you Nynke’s potion.

Me: