Get To Know You Better
This method helps groups to avoid awkward silence at the beginning of the session and instantly start a conversation. Ideal for large groups.
Goal
For participants to get to know one another in an easy and fun manner while making the room for positive intention.
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Instructions
At the start of the session, each person needs to be given a badge with the following three statements on it:
- My name is…
- I have a question about…
- I can answer a question about…
To speed up the activity, give participants a blank badge when they register at the beginning of the session and ask them to write the requested information on the name tag at that time.
Alternatively, you could pre-print the badges with the
statements and then ask your participants to complete
the statements as they register or while they wait for the
session to begin.
When working online: At the beginning of the session in zoom write down all 3 prepared questions in the chat. Give the participants a minute in silence alone (on mute) to prepare answers. Play upbeat music to warm them up if time allows.
Then assign a room for every pair of the participants using the `assign automatically` option. Select "Open All Rooms" to officially start your breakout sessions.
After 2 minutes shuffle the participants using ` recreate rooms` recreate rooms" in any order you choose for future breakouts. Repeat 5-8 times, so each person can speak at least to 5 people.
Background
The Facilitator’s Toolkit by the Institute for Innovation and Improvement ( NHC)
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