Birthday Lineup
Birthday Lineup is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- 4 Debrief
- Note: Use birthday month and day, but not year, if the participants may feel sensitive about age.
- Use alternative criteria such as middle name (line up alphabetically), age . . . Or have each person choose an animal and all line up by the animals' sizes, smallest to largest.
- Line up in order of length of time with the company.
- Birthday Lineup From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Directions 4 Debrief 5 Variations Objectives Icebreakers/Warmups Communication Group Size Medium Large Directions Instruct Group members to line up in order of their birthdays, without talking.
- Debrief What was the experience like?
- What could have been done differently?
- Variations Blindfold some or all participants Use alternative criteria such as middle name (line up alphabetically), age .
- Or have each person choose an animal and all line up by the animals' sizes, smallest to
- Birthday Lineup From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Directions 4 Debrief 5 Variations Objectives Icebreakers/Warmups
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Note: Use birthday month and day, but not year, if the participants may feel sensitive about age.
Use alternative criteria such as middle name (line up alphabetically), age . . . Or have each person choose an animal and all line up by the animals' sizes, smallest to largest.
Birthday Lineup From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Directions 4 Debrief 5 Variations Objectives Icebreakers/Warmups Communication Group Size Medium Large Directions Instruct Group members to line up in order of their birthdays, without talking.
Debrief What was the experience like?
What could have been done differently?
Variations Blindfold some or all participants Use alternative criteria such as middle name (line up alphabetically), age .
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Birthday Lineup. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Note: Use birthday month and day, but not year, if the participants may feel sensitive about age.; Use alternative criteria such as middle name (line up alphabetically), age . . . Or have each person choose an animal and all line up by the animals' sizes, smallest to largest.; Birthday Lineup From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Directions 4 Debrief 5 Variations Objectives Icebreakers/Warmups Communication Group Size Medium Large Directions Instruct Group members to line up in order of their birthdays, without talking.; Debrief What was the experience like?. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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