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Workspace Ritual · Relationship Mapping

Even Flow

For additional examples to share, visit Ask the players to make a copy of the template for their personal use - draw it or copy/paste it, depending where you are.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High 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. Tell the players that we’re going to explore states-of-being or actions that appear to be opposites of one another.
  2. For additional examples to share, visit
  3. Ask the players to make a copy of the template for their personal use - draw it or copy/paste it, depending where you are.
  4. Ask the players to select one pair of opposites to continue with and and place one polarity on each of the sign posts in our framework. Consider using a Dot Vote.
  5. Ask the players to take a few minutes to identify the benefits and desired results that might be available through focusing on a particular pole. They can write these on the diagram or use post-it notes (one per thought). Have each player present their post-its to the group.
  6. Assess the current state of the system. Tune into the flow of energy between the poles.
  7. All methods All authors IAF Library Library Even Flow 15 21 Polarities live as interdependent pairs that need each other to exist, for example inhaling & exhaling.
  8. One pole is not valued as better than the other.
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Prompts to use +

Tell the players that we’re going to explore states-of-being or actions that appear to be opposites of one another.

For additional examples to share, visit

Ask the players to make a copy of the template for their personal use - draw it or copy/paste it, depending where you are.

Ask the players to select one pair of opposites to continue with and and place one polarity on each of the sign posts in our framework. Consider using a Dot Vote.

Ask the players to take a few minutes to identify the benefits and desired results that might be available through focusing on a particular pole. They can write these on the diagram or use post-it notes (one per thought). Have each player present their post-its to the group.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Even Flow. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Tell the players that we’re going to explore states-of-being or actions that appear to be opposites of one another.; For additional examples to share, visit; Ask the players to make a copy of the template for their personal use - draw it or copy/paste it, depending where you are.; Ask the players to select one pair of opposites to continue with and and place one polarity on each of the sign posts in our framework. Consider using a Dot Vote.. 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 Gamestorming; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (2 sources observed, including Gamestorming, SessionLab.)
  • 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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