Passions Tic Tac Toe

This simple game that explores the concepts from these two quotations: "Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you". —Oprah Winfrey. "Getting to know someone else involves curiosity about where they have come from, who they are." —Penelope Lively, novelist
Duration: 15m - 30m
Participants: 10 +
Difficulty:  Low
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Goal

To help the participants to get to know each other at the beginning of a training session. To help the participants identify their values during the later part of a training session.

Materials

    Instructions

    Brief the participants. Ask them to spend a few minutes to fill in all nine spaces in their grid with different personal passions. Give some examples of your passions. Explain that the participants can write each of their passions in any random space in the grid.

    Ask participants to interact. After a suitable pause, tell the participants to walk around the room, pair up with each other, and compare their passions. When they find the same passion listed in both grids, ask them to sign for each other in the appropriate square.

    Reward the winner. Announce a 5-minute discussion period. Ask the observer to keep track of time.

    Change roles. The winner is the participant who manages to have other people's signatures on three lines (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal). Continue the game until you have identified five winners.

    Variations

    No hard writing pad? Bring smiley stickers and let the participants stick them on the appropriate space in the tic tac toe grid.

    Not enough time? Settle for fewer lines for the winners. Limit the number of winners.

    Ample time? Break into groups and share passions with each other. Conduct a debriefing discussion on how people's passions influence their relationships at work.

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    Background

    Source: Thiagi Group - Avi Liran

    Author

    Thiagi Group
    Thiagi Group
    Improving Performance Playfully

    We do training, and we do it differently. We design, develop, and deliver training faster with uncompromised service and quality. We are cheaper, without cutting corners. And we do it with better results, yield, ROI, relevance, and impact. For the past 35 years, we have been conducting projects that produce measurable business and professional results by improving human performance. Training is one of the different interventions that we design, develop, and deliver. Even though we do not limit ourselves to training projects, we are mostly recognized for activities in this field.

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  • I use the tic tac toe ice-breaker but rather than a focus on passions I do it on values that underpin your teaching (Because I am teaching tutors about values-based teaching). I also use the tic tac toe format for mini inquiries that participants complete in pairs. Each of the nine sections has an inquiry question with links to resources, websites, readings or similar and the first group to complete three inquiry questions 3 in a row win the game. The concept of tic tac toe can be used in a number of ways and it's adaptable to varying contexts so it's a great strategy to have.
    almost 6 years ago
  • hey, please make a virtual/hybrid option. until then, bye!
    almost 3 years ago
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