Exercise to work on cognitive flexibility in adults: Varied Combinations

A new exercise for working on cognitive flexibility in adults and planning: Varied combinations!

In our daily lives, we often have to come up with solutions to different problems, from things that barely matter to others that are very important. To do this, it’s essential to be able to generate different options in our minds and then choose the most suitable one. Even after making a decision, circumstances may change and we may need to change our strategy. That’s why cognitive flexibility is crucial in our lives.

What does it involve?

Users have to organize different items into separate groups. They have to form different groups according to the story, keeping in mind that no two groups can be the same.

In the following video, we show you an example of how to work with this exercise:

What does this activity work on?

With this game, we help the user exercise cognitive flexibility by coming up with different combinations of various items. To do this, the user also has to work on planning, since they need to plan the best way to meet the requirements of the task.

Ways to work with this game

Varied combinations is a game, and as such it can be used in two ways:

1. Level-based phases

The game is divided into levels, with level 1 being the easiest and level 9 the hardest.

The user moves up or down a level automatically based on their correct answers and mistakes. The professional can also choose the phase manually.

Customizing the activity

You can also create custom phases to adapt them to each person’s specific needs.

2.2 Parameters

You can set some parameters of this exercise for working on cognitive flexibility in adults, such as:

• Number of items.
• Items in each group.
• Number of groups.

2.1. General settings

You can also choose other general settings, such as:

• The number of exercises.
• The maximum time.
• Whether or not to show a visible timer for the activity.
• Whether or not to include an inactivity alert.
• Editing the instructions.

Languages available for this exercise for working on cognitive flexibility in adults

You can use this activity in Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Catalan.

Children’s version

As we just mentioned, Varied combinations has a children’s version called The Best Organizer. In the example below, children have to form different groups to play in the schoolyard, keeping in mind that no two groups can be the same:

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Ejercicio para trabajar la flexibilidad cognitiva en adultos: Combinaciones variadas