A domino is a small rectangular wood or plastic block, each side being blank or marked by dots resembling those on dice. It is used in a game called dominoes or dominos, in which players take turns playing tiles onto the table so that they form chains of numbers extending to the other end of the board. Each domino may only be played against a tile that shows the same number as the previous one; in this way, the chain of numbers gradually increases in length. Each player must then try to make the chain reach its end and stop, or else he “knocks” and play passes to his opponent.
In fiction, a story can be built in much the same manner as a series of dominoes falling one after another. For example, the plotting process for a novel often boils down to asking the question, “What will happen next?” As long as that question is answered in a coherent manner, the plot will flow smoothly from scene to scene until the big climax occurs at the end of the book or movie.
Dominos can be played in a variety of ways, including blocking games such as matador and chicken foot, and scoring games, such as bergen and Mexican train. There are even variations of card games that use dominoes to circumvent religious prohibitions against using cards.
The word domino has also come to mean a person who is influential or powerful, as well as a country expected to react politically in a certain way because of events that occurred elsewhere, as predicted by the theory of the domino effect. A famous example of this happened in Indochina, where political instability there was said to have caused economic turmoil that resulted in a domino effect, eventually leading to the French colonization of Cambodia and Vietnam.
Similarly, one event can have a huge impact on a business. For instance, if a large corporation loses a contract with a major customer, the effect can be felt throughout the entire business. The business can struggle to find other contracts, and it might eventually fail.
For this reason, it is important for businesses to develop a plan for dealing with potential disasters or emergencies. Creating this type of plan will help ensure that the effects of a crisis will be minimal and, if necessary, can even be prevented entirely.
A business that wants to remain competitive must have a strong culture of innovation and collaboration. It must be prepared to respond quickly to changes in the market, and it must be ready to adapt its processes based on feedback from its customers. This is one of the reasons that Domino’s was so successful in its early days. The company’s founder, David Brandon, and its subsequent CEO, Doug Doyle, both placed a strong emphasis on listening to employees. This meant that employees were encouraged to voice their opinions and concerns, which helped the company to identify problems before they became too serious.