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Relationship Mapping

Hot Spots

Hot Spots is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)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. One player at a time dribbles to a polyspot to stand on and shoot the ball.
  2. If the player misses the shot they gets the ball and passes it to the next player in line.
  3. Play continues in this manner until all of the spots are claimed.
  4. Players may then spread out the spots and play again.
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Prompts to use +

One player at a time dribbles to a polyspot to stand on and shoot the ball.

Play continues in this manner until all of the spots are claimed.

Players may then spread out the spots and play again.

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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: Hot Spots. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: One player at a time dribbles to a polyspot to stand on and shoot the ball.; Play continues in this manner until all of the spots are claimed.; Players may then spread out the spots and play again.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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