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Applied Improv · Reflection and Learning

Improving Team Motivation • WorkshopBank

Improving Team Motivation • WorkshopBank is an applied improv exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Step 1: Introduction to Motivation (30 minutes)
  2. Objective: Understand the core elements of intrinsic motivation - autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
  3. Provide an overview of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation (included in the free download).
  4. Explain the three elements of true motivation: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
  5. Ask them to discuss and share personal experiences where they felt highly motivated.
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Prompts to use +

Provide an overview of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation (included in the free download).

Explain the three elements of true motivation: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

Ask them to discuss and share personal experiences where they felt highly motivated.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Improving Team Motivation • WorkshopBank. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Provide an overview of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation (included in the free download).; Explain the three elements of true motivation: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.; Ask them to discuss and share personal experiences where they felt highly motivated.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from WorkshopBank; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including WorkshopBank.)
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  • 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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