How do you explain how programming works to complete non-techies?
sdh: use the peanut butter and jelly sandwich exercise.ask them as a group to give instructions one by one for building a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  you perform each instruction precisely as given.them: "put peanut butter on the bread"
you: put the jar of peanut butter onto the loaf of bread.  ask for the next instruction.they'll get it pretty fast.