Fun Mind-Reading Game Mystifies Groups - Black Magic
Fun Mind-Reading Game Mystifies Groups - Black Magic is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Later, gather your group including the mind-reader.
- Invite a volunteer to step out of the room. Purposefully select the mind-reader you spoke to earlier.
- Ask the rest of the group to nominate any random object that can be seen in the room, eg a guitar sitting in the corner.
- Invite the mind-reader to re-enter the space.
- Announce that you will start to point at a series of objects and the mind-reader must correctly identify which object was secretly nominated by the group, ie they respond with “NO” or “YES.”
- After pointing to one or more objects, you deliberately point to any object in the room that is black.
- Thus, when you point to the next item, the mind-reader will know that this is the nominated object.
- Black Magic Mind reading game creates mystery & group engagement.
- Fun Games 10 - 15 min Small (8-15 ppl) Passive Low Effort Easy set-up Sharpens observation skills Promotes critical thinking Simple What’s The Key?
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Prompts to use +
Invite a volunteer to step out of the room. Purposefully select the mind-reader you spoke to earlier.
Ask the rest of the group to nominate any random object that can be seen in the room, eg a guitar sitting in the corner.
Invite the mind-reader to re-enter the space.
Announce that you will start to point at a series of objects and the mind-reader must correctly identify which object was secretly nominated by the group, ie they respond with “NO” or “YES.”
Fun Games 10 - 15 min Small (8-15 ppl) Passive Low Effort Easy set-up Sharpens observation skills Promotes critical thinking Simple What’s The Key?
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Mind-Reading Game Mystifies Groups - Black Magic. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Invite a volunteer to step out of the room. Purposefully select the mind-reader you spoke to earlier.; Ask the rest of the group to nominate any random object that can be seen in the room, eg a guitar sitting in the corner.; Invite the mind-reader to re-enter the space.; Announce that you will start to point at a series of objects and the mind-reader must correctly identify which object was secretly nominated by the group, ie they respond with “NO” or “YES.”. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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