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Relationship Mapping

Cross The Field - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Cross The Field - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
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. One participant goes to the middle of the field. They ask a question they can say “yes” to and is true about themselves. For example: “Have you ever been to London?”
  2. All participants who answer “Yes” move across the field to a “chair” that has become empty. The participant in the middle also moves, leaving one new participant in the middle.
  3. Rounds continue as needed for time or participation.
  4. For example: “Have you ever been to London?” All participants who answer “Yes” move across the field to a “chair” that has become empty.
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One participant goes to the middle of the field. They ask a question they can say “yes” to and is true about themselves. For example: “Have you ever been to London?”

All participants who answer “Yes” move across the field to a “chair” that has become empty. The participant in the middle also moves, leaving one new participant in the middle.

Rounds continue as needed for time or participation.

For example: “Have you ever been to London?” All participants who answer “Yes” move across the field to a “chair” that has become empty.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Cross The Field - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: One participant goes to the middle of the field. They ask a question they can say “yes” to and is true about themselves. For example: “Have you ever been to London?”; All participants who answer “Yes” move across the field to a “chair” that has become empty. The participant in the middle also moves, leaving one new participant in the middle.; Rounds continue as needed for time or participation.; For example: “Have you ever been to London?” All participants who answer “Yes” move across the field to a “chair” that has become empty.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Knowmium; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Knowmium.)
  • What that means: we track where an exercise has been observed in public sources. We do not claim to know who created it, or how popular it is.
  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
  • Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.

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