Inner Circle - Outer Circle - Walk and Talk
Inner Circle - Outer Circle - Walk and Talk is a circle dialogue exercise for relationship mapping: it helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Within the 10 have everyone choose a partner that they don"t know very well
- Introduce each other and share what they think makes a good listener
- 5 people - i.e., one of each pair then stands in a circle better if their arms are around each other and
- The questions here should be deeper and more meaningful i.e
- 5 people - i.e., one of each pair then stands in a circle
- The questions here should be deeper and more meaningful
- After the second 5 share, the pairs should walk and share what they have learned and how they will move
- This is a great time to share the value of each participant writing down what they discussed with each
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Within the 10 have everyone choose a partner that they don"t know very well
Introduce each other and share what they think makes a good listener
5 people - i.e., one of each pair then stands in a circle better if their arms are around each other and
5 people - i.e., one of each pair then stands in a circle
After the second 5 share, the pairs should walk and share what they have learned and how they will move
This is a great time to share the value of each participant writing down what they discussed with each
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Inner Circle - Outer Circle - Walk and Talk. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Within the 10 have everyone choose a partner that they don"t know very well; Introduce each other and share what they think makes a good listener; 5 people - i.e., one of each pair then stands in a circle better if their arms are around each other and; 5 people - i.e., one of each pair then stands in a circle. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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