I suppose they are based on the idea that Easter eggs contained secret surprises, like Faberge’s fabulous creations  which contained miniature carriage’s etc, however, the other kind of Easter egg is a hidden message or feature in a piece of software or a DVD.  These will usually bring up a list of credits, or access to hidden features such as games.  It is a little secret for those ‘in the know’.   One you can try is if you open a new Word document and paste in =rand (200,99) you may be surprised what comes up.  Or for a more fun example try typing in ‘Google Easter Eggs’ in to the Google homepage search bar, then click ‘I’m feeling lucky’ button.

Life is full of little unexpected surprises, particularly if you keep your peepers peeled!  Being open to being surprised is not only something that makes life much more fun, it also lets  innovation take root in your workplace.  People are full of surprises if you give them a chance.   Why not allow a few surprises into your life today?

“Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”   General George S. Patton

“The road of life can only reveal itself as it is travelled; each turn in the road reveals a surprise. Man’s future is hidden.”

Resources:

• Easter egg examples
• More eggs