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Relationship Mapping

Fun Guessing Game That Sparks Conversation & Laughter - Who Am I?

Fun Guessing Game That Sparks Conversation & Laughter - Who Am I? is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
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. In advance, visit the Resources tab to download a list of Print+Play celebrity names.
  2. Or, create your own set of labels by marking the names of a group of celebrities on a bunch of index cards, one for each person in your group.
  3. Attach or pin one index card on the back of each person, ensuring the individual concerned does not see the card.
  4. Each person aims to identify who they are by asking other members of the group as few Yes/No questions as possible.
  5. The only questions that can be asked are those that can be answered with “YES” or “NO.”
  6. Instruct each person to ask no more than three questions of one person before moving on to someone new.
  7. Continue until everyone has guessed their identity.
  8. Who Am I?
  9. Fun guessing game that sparks conversation & laughter.
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Prompts to use +

In advance, visit the Resources tab to download a list of Print+Play celebrity names.

Or, create your own set of labels by marking the names of a group of celebrities on a bunch of index cards, one for each person in your group.

Each person aims to identify who they are by asking other members of the group as few Yes/No questions as possible.

Instruct each person to ask no more than three questions of one person before moving on to someone new.

Continue until everyone has guessed their identity.

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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: Fun Guessing Game That Sparks Conversation & Laughter - Who Am I?. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In advance, visit the Resources tab to download a list of Print+Play celebrity names.; Or, create your own set of labels by marking the names of a group of celebrities on a bunch of index cards, one for each person in your group.; Each person aims to identify who they are by asking other members of the group as few Yes/No questions as possible.; Instruct each person to ask no more than three questions of one person before moving on to someone new.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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