Emotional map
Emotional map is a relationship mapping exercise for context sharing: it helps participants share useful personal or project context.
How to run it
- Explain that the goal is to identify and locate emotions on a map to reflect on their impact on the central topic.
- Provide examples of emotions (e.g., joy, frustration, trust, anxiety) and clarify that there are no right or wrong answers.
- Provide each participant with a blank map or access to the digital map.
- Ask participants to reflect on the topic or space and write the emotions it evokes on the cards or directly on the map.
- “How did you feel in this place or situation?”
- “What emotions dominate when you think about this project or experience?”
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Prompts to use +
Explain that the goal is to identify and locate emotions on a map to reflect on their impact on the central topic.
Provide examples of emotions (e.g., joy, frustration, trust, anxiety) and clarify that there are no right or wrong answers.
Provide each participant with a blank map or access to the digital map.
Ask participants to reflect on the topic or space and write the emotions it evokes on the cards or directly on the map.
“How did you feel in this place or situation?”
Run this with your AI assistant +
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Emotional map. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Explain that the goal is to identify and locate emotions on a map to reflect on their impact on the central topic.; Provide examples of emotions (e.g., joy, frustration, trust, anxiety) and clarify that there are no right or wrong answers.; Provide each participant with a blank map or access to the digital map.; Ask participants to reflect on the topic or space and write the emotions it evokes on the cards or directly on the map.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- 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.
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