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Insight Exchange

Participatory Methods Insight Exchange Insight Exchange is a participatory activity designed to collect qualitative information through a dynamic question-and-answer process between participants.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High 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. Identify the objective of the activity: Exploring personal experiences, generating ideas, or deepening perceptions on a topic?
  2. Create a set of open-ended questions related to the topic. Examples:
  3. What personal experiences can you share about this?
  4. What solutions or ideas would you propose?
  5. Question cards (either pre-written or blank for participants to create their own).
  6. Optional: Note-taking sheets, audio recorders (with consent).
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Prompts to use +

Identify the objective of the activity: Exploring personal experiences, generating ideas, or deepening perceptions on a topic?

Create a set of open-ended questions related to the topic. Examples:

What personal experiences can you share about this?

Question cards (either pre-written or blank for participants to create their own).

Optional: Note-taking sheets, audio recorders (with consent).

Run this with your AI assistant +

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: Insight Exchange. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Identify the objective of the activity: Exploring personal experiences, generating ideas, or deepening perceptions on a topic?; Create a set of open-ended questions related to the topic. Examples:; What personal experiences can you share about this?; Question cards (either pre-written or blank for participants to create their own).. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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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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