Bodystorming
Bodystorming is physical and progressive: as the group starts to put their thoughts into action, they will naturally ask simple and important questions by acting them out, often leading to the unexpected.
How to run it
- Bodystorming takes place in three phases.
- going to a few campus locations and “blending in” with the surroundings while going about their usual work. It’s important that the group not zero in on any specific analysis so that they will be open to the cues that the environment presents.
- Improvise the experience. Bodystorming is physical and progressive: as the group starts to put their thoughts into action, they will naturally ask simple and important questions by acting them out, often leading to the unexpected. For example, in the evening news scenario:
- “OK, so how do you watch the evening news?”
- “I don’t have a television. Also, I’m usually out jogging.”
- “Oh. Do you have your phone on you?”
- “OK, what if this happened… who wants to play the phone?”
- . Improvise the experience. Bodystorming is physical and progressive: as the group starts to put their thoughts into action, they will naturally ask simple and important questions by acting them out, often leading to the unexpected. For example, in the evening news scenario:
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Bodystorming takes place in three phases.
Improvise the experience. Bodystorming is physical and progressive: as the group starts to put their thoughts into action, they will naturally ask simple and important questions by acting them out, often leading to the unexpected. For example, in the evening news scenario:
“OK, so how do you watch the evening news?”
“I don’t have a television. Also, I’m usually out jogging.”
“Oh. Do you have your phone on you?”
“OK, what if this happened… who wants to play the phone?”
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Bodystorming. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Bodystorming takes place in three phases.; Improvise the experience. Bodystorming is physical and progressive: as the group starts to put their thoughts into action, they will naturally ask simple and important questions by acting them out, often leading to the unexpected. For example, in the evening news scenario:; “OK, so how do you watch the evening news?”; “I don’t have a television. Also, I’m usually out jogging.”. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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