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Disagree Without Debating
Time depends on the number of statements covered. This activity can be extended or shortened as needed. Any time for this activity must include time for introducing the activity, explaining the rules, aligning participants on the spectrum, allowing each participant to share their stories and perspectives, facilitating respectful discussion, and concluding the activity with reflection.
Ball Point Game
A popular Agile game to remind companies of their Agile roots, to harness collaboration and participation. Discover parallels in Agile and lean in a reflective discussion
Energizer "Clowns' Maths"
Fun activation with serious background
Animal empathy writing exercise
Writing with empathy is all about inhabiting the shoes (or paws) of something that is not yourself. In this exercise, we ask participants to imagine the perspective of a fox and then write from the point of view of the fox.
Mnemonic Name Game
Help a group get to know each other better with simple mnemonics in this fast, fun game played in a circle.
Friend or Foe?
Any product change, project plan, change management initiative requires assessment of and approach to working with stakeholders, a term we use to describe anyone who can impact a decision. Stakeholders often slow or block change; in other cases, they bust obstacles and accelerate progress. To increase your likelihood of success, check out this activity from visual thinker Yuri Mailshenko and identify your stakeholders to understand how they feel about your work.
Less is More- an exercise in editing
This exercise is ideal for editing written content in a hands-on way. A simple and effective exercise for editing workshop content or presentation text for talks. Use it when you have to write for a specific audience and want them to stay focused on the most important information.
Dance therapy exercises part 2
The following activities are part of dance therapy methods. They allow the group to feel connected and explore body movement on their own and in pair.
KISS (Keep/Improve/Stop/Start)
Be able to take a step back on a topic and see how to improve it using KISS model.
The topics can be really different: Ways of working, Communication, Team meeting, ....
Special Olympics
Practice team-work in a small groups.
Escape Hopeland
Plan several stations in your area. Each station will present a ethical dilemma. Participants are traveling in groups and falling to smaller groups as they are choosing different answers. In the end, they all arrive to the final. The reflection is focused on their decision-making process.