Dominoes are a classic toy that can be fun for all ages. They’re a great way to exercise motor skills and learn how to follow directions. They also encourage social interaction and logical thinking. We’ve all seen domino shows where people build a structure with hundreds or thousands of pieces, then nudge one piece just so that it falls into place, cascading over and over and over again in an elegant pattern. But did you know that the word domino can apply to any sequence of events that cause a reaction in another?

Domino’s has always placed a high value on employee feedback. When the company’s previous CEO, David Brandon, took on the challenge of turning around the Domino’s culture and employee turnover rate, he knew that he had to pay close attention to what employees were saying. He made sure he was speaking directly to them and listening to their concerns.

As a result of his efforts, Domino’s saw an improvement in their culture and a decrease in turnover among its employees. This had a domino effect, leading to improved customer service and a more profitable business model for the company.

The number of spots or pips on each side of a domino gives it its identity. Each domino has two square ends that are marked with an arrangement of dots, or pips, like the numbers on a die, except that each end may contain either a number and a blank, or both a number and a blank. The domino that has the same number on each face belongs to a suit, whereas each other domino in a set has a different suit.

A domino is normally twice as long as it is wide, allowing for easy stacking and re-stacking. Each domino features a line in the center that divides it visually into two squares, each of which can be referred to as its “end.” The domino end with more pips belongs to a higher suit. The domino end with less pips belongs to a lower suit.

There are many games that can be played with dominoes, including blocking, scoring and matching. In addition to the traditional laying down of dominoes, they can also be used to create works of art. Some artists design curved lines of dominoes that form pictures, or even 3D structures like towers and pyramids. Others use a grid to create patterns that will appear when the dominoes are lined up and fallen over.

The most common domino set consists of 28 pieces, with 7 doubles (both sides have the same number from a domino that has either three or five pips on each half) and 21 singles (each side has a different number from a domino that has a total of seven or more pips). There are also larger sets, such as the double-9, double-12, and double-15 sets, which can be used for playing more complex and challenging games. These larger sets may include a different set of rules for play.