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Circle Dialogue ยท Relationship Mapping

Galloping Circle

When the room is TRULY in need of a pick me up, this is the quirky exercise to do!

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Low 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. Have the team get in a very large circle
  2. Call out "Say hi to the queen!" and have everyone do the queens single hand twist wave
  3. Call out "Take a photo!" and have everyone freeze and smile for a photo
  4. Call out "Jump!" and there should be a collective time when there is no galloping and everyone is in
  5. the air Try several other options to get everyone fully energized "Double jump!", "Go under a bridge!",4
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Prompts to use +

Have the team get in a very large circle

Call out "Say hi to the queen!" and have everyone do the queens single hand twist wave

Call out "Take a photo!" and have everyone freeze and smile for a photo

the air Try several other options to get everyone fully energized "Double jump!", "Go under a bridge!",4

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Galloping Circle. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Have the team get in a very large circle; Call out "Say hi to the queen!" and have everyone do the queens single hand twist wave; Call out "Take a photo!" and have everyone freeze and smile for a photo; the air Try several other options to get everyone fully energized "Double jump!", "Go under a bridge!",4. 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.)
  • 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.
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