Cascade Greeting
To run the activity virtually: Use collaborative platforms that allow participants to interact in rounds via video or chat, wishing each other well and sharing closing reflections.
How to run it
- Explain the purpose of the activity: to close the event on a positive note and foster gratitude and interpersonal connection.
- Emphasize the importance of expressing sincere wishes during each greeting.
- Ask participants to form a wide circle where everyone can easily interact.
- The first participant begins by greeting the person next to them, shaking their hand and offering a positive wish.
- The greeting continues from person to person until everyone has participated.
- You can include a reflective message or a symbolic object passed from hand to hand.
- Conclude by thanking everyone for their participation and highlighting the most meaningful moments of the activity.
- Prepare the space: Organize the space so participants can move freely and form a large circle.
- To run the activity virtually: Use collaborative platforms that allow participants to interact in rounds via video or chat, wishing each other well and sharing closing reflections.
- Introduction: Explain the purpose of the activity: to close the event on a positive note and foster gratitude and interpersonal connection.
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Prompts to use +
Explain the purpose of the activity: to close the event on a positive note and foster gratitude and interpersonal connection.
Ask participants to form a wide circle where everyone can easily interact.
The first participant begins by greeting the person next to them, shaking their hand and offering a positive wish.
Prepare the space: Organize the space so participants can move freely and form a large circle.
To run the activity virtually: Use collaborative platforms that allow participants to interact in rounds via video or chat, wishing each other well and sharing closing reflections.
Introduction: Explain the purpose of the activity: to close the event on a positive note and foster gratitude and interpersonal connection.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Cascade Greeting. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Explain the purpose of the activity: to close the event on a positive note and foster gratitude and interpersonal connection.; Ask participants to form a wide circle where everyone can easily interact.; The first participant begins by greeting the person next to them, shaking their hand and offering a positive wish.; Prepare the space: Organize the space so participants can move freely and form a large circle.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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