Library of facilitation techniques
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Methods (1482)
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.
Repeater
Players repeat the last line of dialogue before adding another detail
Half-life
Partners improvise scene in 1 minute. Then repeat same scene in 30 sec. 15 sec. 5 sec. 1 sec.
Interdisciplinair debat
Dit debat daagt studenten uit om een disciplinair perspectief dat niet hun eigen is te verdedigen.
Issue tree
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.
Moving Motivators
What do you do when you need to make a decision? How do you know what makes your new hire tick? How do you know what gets under your own skin?
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.
Weather Forecast
On a board there is a Sun, a Sun with a cloud, and a cloud with a thunder. Participants write their name on a postit and put it in the area that matches their current mood.
The Growth Curve by Martin Hacks
This is a fantastic depiction of modern product and service development, and it allows a team and a leader to communicate effectively in which phase of the innovation journey are they. It helps the team to focus and to checklist the events, tools, and profiles that can generate the most growth on each phase.
OEPS-model
Studenten leren op een constructieve manier feedback te geven en te ontvangen volgens het OEPS-model (Observation, Effect, Pauze, Suggestion).