The
solving of a mystery requires one to think beyond the status
quo. It demands that one not be
satisfied with the standard, but
to think creatively - to pursue dubious leads - to find answers
to yet unasked questions. To solve a mystery one must be, in fact,
a world class thinker. While the solving of a crime may not directly
relate to one’s business goal, unless one is a detective,
the mental process utilized in achieving the goal of discovering “whodunit” does.
It reinforces creative thinking, logical reasoning and information
processing.
"Murder by Long Distance" is a custom written mystery
event utilizing six guests as suspects and three actors. The mystery
is written around the company's services or products and some "illegal" doings
of some of the guests. Guests are divided into teams to solve the
crime. Between each course of the meal the Detective leads the
teams in questioning the suspects. Only the guilty suspect knows
who they are, and thus needs to divert suspicion by implicating
others. The other suspects must clear themselves by striving to
discover "whodunit" along with the deputy detectives.
By dessert, each team must hand in "Whodunit" and why.
After all sleuth sheets are collected (one per team), the arrest
warrant is read, the guilty party handcuffed and the winning team
awarded prizes.
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