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Active Group Energiser Boosts Fun & Connection - People to People

Active Group Energiser Boosts Fun & Connection - People to People is a psychological safety opener exercise that helps participants build trust while keeping the stakes low.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Participation Architecture This psychological safety exercise strengthens Participation Architecture, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Form pairs, standing in a circle around you in the middle.
  2. Initiate a beat by clapping your hands, and invite your group to follow your lead for a few moments.
  3. Explain that during the beat, you will call the names of any two body parts, eg “NOSE & ELBOW.”
  4. On this command, each person turns to their partner and touches one part of the announced anatomy to the other anatomical part belonging to their partner.
  5. Everyone repeats the names of the body parts as they keep the beat.
  6. Upon completing this task, everyone resumes their clapping, awaiting the next command.
  7. Continue this routine several times until the command “PEOPLE TO PEOPLE” is randomly called, at which point, everyone seeks a new partner.
  8. The person who is left without a partner resumes the role of the person calling from the middle.
  9. People to People Active group energiser to build connections through movement.
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Prompts to use +

Form pairs, standing in a circle around you in the middle.

Initiate a beat by clapping your hands, and invite your group to follow your lead for a few moments.

Explain that during the beat, you will call the names of any two body parts, eg “NOSE & ELBOW.”

On this command, each person turns to their partner and touches one part of the announced anatomy to the other anatomical part belonging to their partner.

Upon completing this task, everyone resumes their clapping, awaiting the next command.

Continue this routine several times until the command “PEOPLE TO PEOPLE” is randomly called, at which point, everyone seeks a new partner.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Active Group Energiser Boosts Fun & Connection - People to People. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form pairs, standing in a circle around you in the middle.; Initiate a beat by clapping your hands, and invite your group to follow your lead for a few moments.; Explain that during the beat, you will call the names of any two body parts, eg “NOSE & ELBOW.”; On this command, each person turns to their partner and touches one part of the announced anatomy to the other anatomical part belonging to their partner.. 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 Playmeo; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Playmeo.)
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  • 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.
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