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Relationship Mapping

Build-a-Shake

10m Participants: 4 + Difficulty: Low by Teampedia Tools Use Method Goal Build group closeness through individual interaction creativity Get to know each other

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
QuietENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Network Design This relationship mapping exercise strengthens Network Design, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. With new partner collaborate to decide which of the two handshakes to build on.
  2. Have each final pair demonstrate their final 6 step handshake for the entire group.
  3. Once every pair has performed have each group member vote (by raising hands) for the most creative final handshake.
  4. . With new partner collaborate to decide which of the two handshakes to build on.
  5. . Have each final pair demonstrate their final 6 step handshake for the entire group.
  6. . Once every pair has performed have each group member vote (by raising hands) for the most creative final handshake.
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Prompts to use +

With new partner collaborate to decide which of the two handshakes to build on.

Have each final pair demonstrate their final 6 step handshake for the entire group.

Once every pair has performed have each group member vote (by raising hands) for the most creative final handshake.

. With new partner collaborate to decide which of the two handshakes to build on.

. Have each final pair demonstrate their final 6 step handshake for the entire group.

. Once every pair has performed have each group member vote (by raising hands) for the most creative final handshake.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Build-a-Shake. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: With new partner collaborate to decide which of the two handshakes to build on.; Have each final pair demonstrate their final 6 step handshake for the entire group.; Once every pair has performed have each group member vote (by raising hands) for the most creative final handshake.; . With new partner collaborate to decide which of the two handshakes to build on.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The exercise appears across 2 observed source organizations in the current corpus. (2 sources observed, including SessionLab, Teampedia.)
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