Drawing for Success - Toast
Drawing for Success - Toast is a visual thinking exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Give each participant an 11x sheet of paper and a sharpie
- Ask them to draw their own
- Have participants present their drawings to their 3-4 person People Science group and
- Drawing for Success Toast Timing 5 15 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description For groups working on process design, systems thinking, or visualizing problems, this relationship maker is great for examining differences in how people prioritize and view a "common" process Process Give each participant an 11x sheet of paper and a sharpie .
- Ask them to draw their own process for making toast.
- Have participants present their drawings to their 3-4 person People Science group and debrief.
- Have each group debried their learnings with the larger group .
- Some start with plugging the toaster in and some include slicing bread.
- It's a good way to demonstrate that we all see processes slightly differently and why seeing it visually is so important.
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Give each participant an 11x sheet of paper and a sharpie
Ask them to draw their own
Have participants present their drawings to their 3-4 person People Science group and
Drawing for Success Toast Timing 5 15 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description For groups working on process design, systems thinking, or visualizing problems, this relationship maker is great for examining differences in how people prioritize and view a "common" process Process Give each participant an 11x sheet of paper and a sharpie .
Ask them to draw their own process for making toast.
Have participants present their drawings to their 3-4 person People Science group and debrief.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Drawing for Success - Toast. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Give each participant an 11x sheet of paper and a sharpie; Ask them to draw their own; Have participants present their drawings to their 3-4 person People Science group and; Drawing for Success Toast Timing 5 15 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description For groups working on process design, systems thinking, or visualizing problems, this relationship maker is great for examining differences in how people prioritize and view a "common" process Process Give each participant an 11x sheet of paper and a sharpie .. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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