Library of facilitation techniques
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Methods (1493)
The Iceberg Model
The Iceberg Model is a diagnostic tool that is used to analyze systemic structures and identify blind spots that cause a team/organization/society to collectively reproduce results that no one wants.
Habit Builder
Reflect on their progress through optional use of journal entries and selecting an accountability buddy to stay engaged along the way.
Connect your team through music
A fun, informal networking activity for a small team who know each other. Ideal for remote teams who get together irregularly. If you are looking for something DIFFERENT and not the same old this is a great choice.
It can be modified to your interests. Requires some prep time.
Samesies
"ice melter" to connect participants in small groups around something unusual they have in common (created by Jan Keck, of Ask Deep Questions)
Agile Clock
A proper understanding of Agile Manifesto is VERY important for the introduction of Scrum. The twelve agile principles are less abstract than the four values of the Agile manifesto and can be easily understood.
The game is based on an exercise Pocket-sized Principles.
Start Small
Any creative endeavour can generate a certain amount of anxiety. The first step is always the hardest… has anyone not heard that before?
In his book ‘Being Creative’, Michael Avatar suggests that we draw inspiration from the Zen Buddhist idea of the 'beginner's mind' - where everything is beginning. In a beginner's mind there is possibility, openness, curiosity: all qualities that are useful for an exploration of creativity. This activity is a short, grounding ideation and exploration that taps into the beginner's mind.
The song of my life
From a list of songs important in the lives of the group members, we will try to guess who chose them.