Best and Worst
Best and Worst is a prompted conversation exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Group Size Small Medium Materials Set Up Directions Ask each person in the group to write down one best and one worst question that they want to learn about the group.
- What's the worst present you have ever given someone?
- What's the best voicemail you have ever received?
- What's the worst trip you have ever taken?
- Put all the ideas in a hat and have everyone pick 2 at random (meaning they might get their own question)!
- Go around the circle and have everyone share their answers and brief related stories.
- Debrief Alternatives This could also work as an online activity, by posting a question of the day/week/month to your online group.
- Best and Worst From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Debrief 7 Alternatives Objectives Getting to know each other.
- 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Debrief 7 Alternatives
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Prompts to use +
Group Size Small Medium Materials Set Up Directions Ask each person in the group to write down one best and one worst question that they want to learn about the group.
What's the worst present you have ever given someone?
What's the best voicemail you have ever received?
What's the worst trip you have ever taken?
Put all the ideas in a hat and have everyone pick 2 at random (meaning they might get their own question)!
Go around the circle and have everyone share their answers and brief related stories.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Best and Worst. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Group Size Small Medium Materials Set Up Directions Ask each person in the group to write down one best and one worst question that they want to learn about the group.; What's the worst present you have ever given someone?; What's the best voicemail you have ever received?; What's the worst trip you have ever taken?. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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