Library of facilitation techniques

Remembered objects are used to 'port' between memories 

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You can help a group move from either-or conflicts to both-and strategies and solutions. You can engage everyone in sharper strategic thinking, mutual understanding, and collaborative action by surfacing the advantage of being both more integrated and more autonomous. Attending to paradox will reveal opportunities for profound leaps in performance by addressing questions such as: What mix of integrative control and autonomous freedom will advance our purpose? Where do our needs for global fidelity and consistency meet the needs for local customization and creative adaptability? This makes it possible to avoid swings in strategy that are frequently experienced by many organizations. This structure enacts LS Principle #6, Amplify Freedom and Responsibility.

A quick and effective activity to energize your group at a virtual meeting by adapting the Mexican Wave to an online setting.

An engaging variation on a feedback activity that focuses on future changes and positive action, rather than dwelling on what went wrong.

message passed without checking to next person

Virtual High Five - energetic icebreaker for online groups

As a virtual game in Zoom, have people narrow their screen so they only see 3 people in a row. Each person will simultaneously try to have one person sitting, one standing , and one out of the frame in their row.

Exercise to help participants introduce themselves in more unique and personal ways

Invite participants to identify and reflect on which parts of their identities they bring into regular interactions.

Group game that plays with the tension between following your desires vs. running away from your fears. 

This activity supports participants to reflect on a question and generate their own solutions using simple principles of active listening and peer coaching. It’s an excellent introduction to active listening but can also be used with groups that are already familiar with it. Participants work in groups of three and take turns being: “the subject”, the listener, and the observer.