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Circle Dialogue ยท Context Sharing

Apple, Orange and Banana!

Apple, Orange and Banana! is a circle dialogue exercise for context sharing: it helps participants share useful personal or project context.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Personalization This context sharing exercise strengthens Personalization, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. 121 56 Fun energiser to create energy and fun.
  2. Great to use after breaks such as lunch or coffee breaks.
  3. The facilitate tell them to turn left or right just to create a pattern and people dont get confused when doing the movement.
  4. 30 Difficulty: Low by Rico Martins Use Method Goal The group must move in sync in order to keep the circle intact Materials Instructions 1) Form a circle with people where each member must put their hands on the shoulders of
  5. CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.
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121 56 Fun energiser to create energy and fun.

Great to use after breaks such as lunch or coffee breaks.

The facilitate tell them to turn left or right just to create a pattern and people dont get confused when doing the movement.

30 Difficulty: Low by Rico Martins Use Method Goal The group must move in sync in order to keep the circle intact Materials Instructions 1) Form a circle with people where each member must put their hands on the shoulders of

CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Apple, Orange and Banana!. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: 121 56 Fun energiser to create energy and fun.; Great to use after breaks such as lunch or coffee breaks.; The facilitate tell them to turn left or right just to create a pattern and people dont get confused when doing the movement.; 30 Difficulty: Low by Rico Martins Use Method Goal The group must move in sync in order to keep the circle intact Materials Instructions 1) Form a circle with people where each member must put their hands on the shoulders of. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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  • Where we observed it: The current corpus has one observed source organization: SessionLab. (1 source observed, including SessionLab.)
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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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