Fat Politician Project (FPP)

It may not be nice to call someone fat, but if you listen to any campaign rhetoric, you realize that politicians can take a little teasing. 

What  

We have developed a game to push and pull on some public figure towards better health and nutrition. It requires real but friendly competition, and everybody learns.  

Why 

Many people would like to be healthier, but they don’t know how to get there.  Information Games (IG) can help us find a pathway but only if we are willing to push others a bit.  In many places the number of new diabetes (Type 2 – the one you get from eating too much) has risen by 15 %.  This is serious stuff, and it happens because we don’t talk about it.   

Who

Anyone can be a player or judge, even other politicians.   Target Learners are any public figure who should be in better shape, if only to be around for their children. 

How 

About 10 people are randomly divided into 3 teams with one or two people being the judge.  Each team picks their own target learner.  Don’t wait for volunteers.  Make several attempts to connect with the Target Learner before moving on to someone else.  Prizes only go to Players and Judges, but the Target Learner has a small army of people who can help formulate questions and find answers. 

A starter Discussion Question (DQ) can be general or very specific.  One series of games might start with a DQ  “How to pick a target learner?”  then “How to make a plan?” then “Do meditation or exercise help?”   But all of these questions can be rolled into one by simply challenging the teams to figure it out.  Judging and re-mixing of the teams can be done every few days, weeks, or months.  

Resources might include Eric Adam’s book “Healthy at Last” or find some other book or person who has ideas on how to get to the goal.  Prizes might come from private individuals or from many constituents who pay small amounts via their own designated person directly to the winning team.  This bypasses any middleman and frees the organizer to focus on the game and development of Discussion Questions.     

We can push and pull others uphill toward better health and nutrition.