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Everyone Talk about Person X!

Everyone Talk about Person X! is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Instead of going around the room and doing a self-introduction, have each person stand up and have
  2. Give an example before you begin
  3. Timing 30 60 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Crowdsourcing knowledge about a single person as a method of introducing them to a group.
  4. Works well with two+ groups that do not know each other Process Instead of going around the room and doing a self-introduction, have each person stand up and have.
  5. their peers chime in to describe them to the group Give an example before you begin.
  6. Logistics N/A Cool Possibilities/Options This can be done in smaller breakout groups so long as each person has at least one other person that.
  7. "knows" them in the group List a variety of information that needs to be covered for each individual e.g., Name, Zodiac/Astrological.
  8. People Science Data Capture Assign a note taker to capture what is said about each person.
  9. Not only is it interesting to reflect on after everyone has begun to get to know each other, but valuable team and PS data.
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Prompts to use +

Instead of going around the room and doing a self-introduction, have each person stand up and have

Give an example before you begin

Timing 30 60 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Crowdsourcing knowledge about a single person as a method of introducing them to a group.

Works well with two+ groups that do not know each other Process Instead of going around the room and doing a self-introduction, have each person stand up and have.

their peers chime in to describe them to the group Give an example before you begin.

Logistics N/A Cool Possibilities/Options This can be done in smaller breakout groups so long as each person has at least one other person that.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Everyone Talk about Person X!. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Instead of going around the room and doing a self-introduction, have each person stand up and have; Give an example before you begin; Timing 30 60 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Crowdsourcing knowledge about a single person as a method of introducing them to a group.; Works well with two+ groups that do not know each other Process Instead of going around the room and doing a self-introduction, have each person stand up and have.. 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 Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
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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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