First Day at Work
First Day at Work is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Ask participants to close their eyes and think about their very first job
- if this isn"t the 'close your eyes" kind of gathering, simply have participants write some thoughts down Think about the first day
- How many jobs have they had since?
- Have those feelings repeated themselves?
- What techniques do they have for managing these emotions?
- Turn to your neighbor or People Science group and share
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Prompts to use +
Ask participants to close their eyes and think about their very first job
if this isn"t the 'close your eyes" kind of gathering, simply have participants write some thoughts down Think about the first day
How many jobs have they had since?
Have those feelings repeated themselves?
What techniques do they have for managing these emotions?
Turn to your neighbor or People Science group and share
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: First Day at Work. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask participants to close their eyes and think about their very first job; if this isn"t the 'close your eyes" kind of gathering, simply have participants write some thoughts down Think about the first day; How many jobs have they had since?; Have those feelings repeated themselves?. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- 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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