Closing Triangles
Closing Triangles is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- There are three foundations to closing triangles, and by connecting two individuals (B & C), the connector (A) can enable them to communicate without having to go through her/him
- Get individuals to explore an interest together and help them determine if some action can flow from that interest "twosie" A twosie is when people decide to do something together
- Have participants take 10 minutes to think carefully about their personal network
- Who is it that can/should get to know each other?
- What do I know about them that would help them build a better relationship?
- Then in pairs, work out a plan to help your network grow and build
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There are three foundations to closing triangles, and by connecting two individuals (B & C), the connector (A) can enable them to communicate without having to go through her/him
Get individuals to explore an interest together and help them determine if some action can flow from that interest "twosie" A twosie is when people decide to do something together
Have participants take 10 minutes to think carefully about their personal network
What do I know about them that would help them build a better relationship?
Then in pairs, work out a plan to help your network grow and build
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Closing Triangles. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: There are three foundations to closing triangles, and by connecting two individuals (B & C), the connector (A) can enable them to communicate without having to go through her/him; Get individuals to explore an interest together and help them determine if some action can flow from that interest "twosie" A twosie is when people decide to do something together; Have participants take 10 minutes to think carefully about their personal network; What do I know about them that would help them build a better relationship?. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
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