Interaction map
Interaction map is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Optional: digital tools like Miro or MURAL for online mapping.
- Explain what an interaction map is and how it helps understand complex systems.
- Introduce the context or topic to be analyzed (e.g., “How do the different actors interact in a community project?”).
- Facilitate a brainstorming session for participants to identify relevant actors in the system.
- Write each actor on a sticky note or card and place it in the workspace.
- Guiding question: “Who is directly or indirectly involved in this system?”
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Prompts to use +
Explain what an interaction map is and how it helps understand complex systems.
Facilitate a brainstorming session for participants to identify relevant actors in the system.
Write each actor on a sticky note or card and place it in the workspace.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Interaction map. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Explain what an interaction map is and how it helps understand complex systems.; Facilitate a brainstorming session for participants to identify relevant actors in the system.; Write each actor on a sticky note or card and place it in the workspace.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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