EASY MONEY
EASY MONEY is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Collect the envelopes. Do this after 3 minutes. Make sure that the investors' initials are written on each envelope.
- Conduct an audit. Give the envelope to one of the players (the auditor) and ask him or her to count the money inside each envelope, record the amount on the face of the envelope, put the money back in the envelope, and compute the total.
- Ask for predictions. While the auditor is counting and computing, ask the other players to predict the total amount. Ask the players to justify their predictions.
- Announce the results. Ask the auditor to report the total amount of investment in the envelopes.
- If this amount is more than (or equal to) $79.79, give each investor $10. Keep the envelopes with the money.
- If the amount is less than $79.79, keep the envelopes with the money. Explain that nobody receives $10 because the investors did not meet the minimum requirement.
- Ask the auditor to read the investment amounts in each envelope, without identifying the investor.
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Conduct an audit. Give the envelope to one of the players (the auditor) and ask him or her to count the money inside each envelope, record the amount on the face of the envelope, put the money back in the envelope, and compute the total.
Ask for predictions. While the auditor is counting and computing, ask the other players to predict the total amount. Ask the players to justify their predictions.
Announce the results. Ask the auditor to report the total amount of investment in the envelopes.
If this amount is more than (or equal to) $79.79, give each investor $10. Keep the envelopes with the money.
If the amount is less than $79.79, keep the envelopes with the money. Explain that nobody receives $10 because the investors did not meet the minimum requirement.
Ask the auditor to read the investment amounts in each envelope, without identifying the investor.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: EASY MONEY. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Conduct an audit. Give the envelope to one of the players (the auditor) and ask him or her to count the money inside each envelope, record the amount on the face of the envelope, put the money back in the envelope, and compute the total.; Ask for predictions. While the auditor is counting and computing, ask the other players to predict the total amount. Ask the players to justify their predictions.; Announce the results. Ask the auditor to report the total amount of investment in the envelopes.; If this amount is more than (or equal to) $79.79, give each investor $10. Keep the envelopes with the money.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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