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Social Presencing Theater: 20 Minute Dance
Mindfulness of body is a foundational skill for Social Presencing Theater. And like any skill, we learn it through practice. The 20-minute Dance is a practice in which we pay attention to the feeling of the body, without thinking about it or judging it. We are not trying to fix or change or accomplish anything. We welcome every moment.
Sound Ball
Circle players up and let them know they will play catch, which is very easy. The difference is that the "ball" is a sound they make up in the moment and it will change with every throw to the next player
Player 1 "throws" by making a sound accompanied by a gesture/eye contact to indicate who they are throwing to
Player 2 "catches" by making the same sound back to player 1
Player 2 is then player 1 and creates a new sound to throw to a new player 2
Play for a few minutes and see how players adjust and relax. Pause midway if needed to help them along with key questions like "are you looking for a right or a cool sound?" or "how much are you in your head?"
Debrief:
What improved it and smoothed it out?
What did you have to let go of?
How risky did it feel?
- Clear send/receive
- Waiting
- Willingness to look a little silly
Discussions can go in many directions, let the players discover their own answers.
Virtual Adaptation:
Number the players - make sure the numeral is in front of their name so it stays visible, ex 3 James, and have them "throw" to the next number.
OR
Have players call on one another before they "throw," ex "Mary, ooga boogah!"
Spoons - A lateral thinking game
I use this brief exercise if the group's energy is a bit low or if we have been doing intense work and a bit of light relief would help. It may also help a group that is working mechanically to be more creative. It will work best in groups of six to twelve people.
Stress Balls
Understanding the importance of communication and teamwork is an important requirement for high performance teams of knowledge workers. This exercise is an effective energizer that requires communication and teamwork.
Ask participants to form a circle and throw a ball around to simulate the movement of a message. Change different variables such as speed, quantity, and complexity to create a mess.
Study and Draw
Participants work in pairs to first study and then draw their partner from memory, using their non-dominant hand.
Take as much as you need
This simple activity is designed to have each person share things about himself or herself with the group after receiving a gift.
The Feeling Wheel
By growing our emotional vocabulary, we can better identify our emotions, and check in with ourselves. Doing so can help bring a level of self-awareness, and a better understanding of others.
The real reason why you are in this workshop
A deep-dive method to reveal the subconscious reason why you are in a workshop. Facilitator goes first and by doing so invites the other participants to incorporate the
The Time Machine
Encourage creative thinking and getting to know each other better with a short round of 'time travel' questions to each of your participants.
This is not Tic Tac Toe
A game to work with assumptions and to reflect on how things are being handled in the organisation. How do we learn from each other?
True of Me / Spotlight
In gallery view we say something that is true of you (e.g. I have a dog). Everyone that this is true for keeps their camera on; everyone that this is not true for covers their camera. Repeat with a new true statement from someone else in the group.