FOOD CHAIN
FOOD CHAIN is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Announce the beginning of the game. Blow the whistle and start the timer. Let the participants play the game for 5 minutes.
- Stop the game. Blow the whistle at the end of the 5-minute period.
- Identify the winners. Ask members of the first two groups to count their money. Ask the members of Group 3 to count their cards. In each group, identify the winner and congratulate him or her.
- Debrief the participants. Link the activity to the customer-supplier chain. Relate the activity to the workplace.
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Prompts to use +
Announce the beginning of the game. Blow the whistle and start the timer. Let the participants play the game for 5 minutes.
Stop the game. Blow the whistle at the end of the 5-minute period.
Identify the winners. Ask members of the first two groups to count their money. Ask the members of Group 3 to count their cards. In each group, identify the winner and congratulate him or her.
Debrief the participants. Link the activity to the customer-supplier chain. Relate the activity to the workplace.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: FOOD CHAIN. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Announce the beginning of the game. Blow the whistle and start the timer. Let the participants play the game for 5 minutes.; Stop the game. Blow the whistle at the end of the 5-minute period.; Identify the winners. Ask members of the first two groups to count their money. Ask the members of Group 3 to count their cards. In each group, identify the winner and congratulate him or her.; Debrief the participants. Link the activity to the customer-supplier chain. Relate the activity to the workplace.. 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 The Thiagi Group; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including The Thiagi Group.)
- 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.