Comfort Zone Exercise For Personal Growth - Comfort Zone Circles
Comfort Zone Exercise For Personal Growth - Comfort Zone Circles is a circle dialogue exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Place two ropes on the ground forming two concentric circles.
- Explain that the circles represent three distinct zones:
- - Inner circle - represents your Comfort Zone (everything you know and have learned to be successful).
- - Larger circle - represents the Stretch Zone (where all meaningful learning occurs, need assistance to succeed).
- - Beyond large circle - represents the Panic Zone (aka flight or fight zone, little or no learning occurs.)
- Having set the scene, announce a series of scenarios that offer a physical, emotional or mental challenge.
- Ask people to position themselves within the zones according to their relative comfort level of meeting the particular challenge.
- Repeat many times, later inviting suggestions from your group.
- Comfort Zone Circles Comfort zone exercise to explore personal growth boundaries.
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Prompts to use +
Place two ropes on the ground forming two concentric circles.
Explain that the circles represent three distinct zones:
- Inner circle - represents your Comfort Zone (everything you know and have learned to be successful).
Having set the scene, announce a series of scenarios that offer a physical, emotional or mental challenge.
Ask people to position themselves within the zones according to their relative comfort level of meeting the particular challenge.
Repeat many times, later inviting suggestions from your group.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Comfort Zone Exercise For Personal Growth - Comfort Zone Circles. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Place two ropes on the ground forming two concentric circles.; Explain that the circles represent three distinct zones:; - Inner circle - represents your Comfort Zone (everything you know and have learned to be successful).; Having set the scene, announce a series of scenarios that offer a physical, emotional or mental challenge.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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