Library of facilitation techniques

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Can I take your spot? The "Yes" Game is an interactive exercise that helps participants explore the dynamics of agreement and disagreement.

Teilnehmer*innen wiederholen einen neutralen Satz mit zunehmender emotionaler Intensität, bevor sie ihn sprechen. Variationen umfassen das Hinzufügen einer Rechtfertigung oder das Spielen reiner Emotionsgeräusche. Ziel ist es, Szenen aus Emotionen heraus zu entwickeln.

This activity opens up the conversation and makes visible the need to gain a broader perspective of issues in order to effectively explore and address them. What we individually know and experience is important, what we can’t see is just as important in understanding a complex issue.

It is said that, “the many are smarter than the few,” but under what conditions? This activity encourages participants to reflect upon their own collaborative successes and failures for the purpose of determining which factors help to achieve effective collaboration.

Empathy is a concept that many people understand in broad strokes, but it can be confusing or daunting to use empathy with others. Participants will be able to identify how empathy shows up in the body and the mind, become more familiar and comfortable with what it looks like to practice empathy, and explore a creative medium as a way of connecting and relating to others with empathy.

Something fun to bring people away from their seat, get on their feet and knowing more about each other.

I was using this approach when facilitating workshop on Continuous Improvement within my organisation. I saw another approach using this method and continuous with this sharing as I feel it was bringing across different message.

connection activity