6 Seconds to a Better Relationship
Using the science of oxytocin and changing the way participants shake hands, you can double the relationship quality in the room.
How to run it
- Ask the participants to stand up
- Tell them to turn to their neighbor and shake their hands and say hi!2
- Now tell the participants to shake their partner"s hands for a full 6 seconds.4
- Give the participants an explanation of why the 6 second handshake is important
- Possibilities/Options below for references Optional - ask the participants to utilize this chemical infusion and start another People Science exercise
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Prompts to use +
Ask the participants to stand up
Tell them to turn to their neighbor and shake their hands and say hi!2
Now tell the participants to shake their partner"s hands for a full 6 seconds.4
Give the participants an explanation of why the 6 second handshake is important
Possibilities/Options below for references Optional - ask the participants to utilize this chemical infusion and start another People Science exercise
Run this with your AI assistant +
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: 6 Seconds to a Better Relationship. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask the participants to stand up; Tell them to turn to their neighbor and shake their hands and say hi!2; Now tell the participants to shake their partner"s hands for a full 6 seconds.4; Give the participants an explanation of why the 6 second handshake is important. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
- What that means: we track where an exercise has been observed in public sources. We do not claim to know who created it, or how popular it is.
- No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
- Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.