Interactive Group Warm-Up for Team Engagement - Follow The Leader
Interactive Group Warm-Up for Team Engagement - Follow The Leader is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- One person volunteers to be the first ‘observer’ and then closes their eyes.
- Meanwhile, the rest of your group silently points to one other person in the circle to become the ‘leader.’
- While the observer has their eyes closed, instruct the leader to start making a series of random movements.
- The rest of the group will imitate these movements, as soon and as often as they occur.
- Now, ask the observer to open their eyes and move into the centre of the circle.
- The observer’s goal is to identify who is initiating the series of moves (leader) in less than five guesses.
- Encourage the ‘leader’ to frequently change their movements.
- Continue play for several rounds, allowing different people to assume the leader and observer roles.
- Follow The Leader Interactive group warm-up to boost energy & observational skills.
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While the observer has their eyes closed, instruct the leader to start making a series of random movements.
Now, ask the observer to open their eyes and move into the centre of the circle.
The observer’s goal is to identify who is initiating the series of moves (leader) in less than five guesses.
Continue play for several rounds, allowing different people to assume the leader and observer roles.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Interactive Group Warm-Up for Team Engagement - Follow The Leader. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: While the observer has their eyes closed, instruct the leader to start making a series of random movements.; Now, ask the observer to open their eyes and move into the centre of the circle.; The observer’s goal is to identify who is initiating the series of moves (leader) in less than five guesses.; Continue play for several rounds, allowing different people to assume the leader and observer roles.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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