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Erica Marx

Dolphin Training

One player leaves the room and the group decides a short series of actions (or one action) to positively reinforce and get the player to do. Group decides on a song to sing louder/softer to hot/cold the person into doing the activity.

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Aga Leśny

Back of the Napkin

Teams of 3. (See strategy section for discussion of different team sizes.) No limit to the number of teams other than what the organizer wants.

Hyper Island

Conversation Capture

Observing the lives of others is not only an essential element of how we define our own identities, it can also be a great spark for creativity. This activity was inspired by a blog post by Russell Davies.

This specific activity is perfect both for honing your listening and observation skills, but also how to turn this into an everyday documentary-style output. Oh and by the way, he does warn that this activity should be done with a certain level of sensitivity to the subjects you are observing.

OEPS-model

Studenten leren op een constructieve manier feedback te geven en te ontvangen volgens het  OEPS-model (Observation, Effect, Pauze, Suggestion). 

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Thiagi Group

Wishes: an Opener

What wishes do participants have for your training session? Which of these wishes do the most participants share?

Here's an opening activity that helps the participants to generate a list of wishes, discuss them, and identify the highest-priority wishes.