Jedi Mind Trick
Jedi Mind Trick 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
- Jedi Mind Trick From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Alternatives Objectives Icebreakers/Warmups Communication Circle Games Running Games Group Size Medium Materials None Set Up None Directions Stand in a circle with one person in the middle.
- The goal of the person in the center is to take another participant’s place in the circle.
- Members of the outer circle attempt to switch places without losing a spot in the circle to the person in the middle.
- To switch places, a participant on the outside makes eye contact with another member of the circle and then both membe
- 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Alternatives
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Prompts to use +
Jedi Mind Trick From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Alternatives Objectives Icebreakers/Warmups Communication Circle Games Running Games Group Size Medium Materials None Set Up None Directions Stand in a circle with one person in the middle.
The goal of the person in the center is to take another participant’s place in the circle.
Members of the outer circle attempt to switch places without losing a spot in the circle to the person in the middle.
To switch places, a participant on the outside makes eye contact with another member of the circle and then both membe
1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Alternatives
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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: Jedi Mind Trick. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Jedi Mind Trick From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Alternatives Objectives Icebreakers/Warmups Communication Circle Games Running Games Group Size Medium Materials None Set Up None Directions Stand in a circle with one person in the middle.; The goal of the person in the center is to take another participant’s place in the circle.; Members of the outer circle attempt to switch places without losing a spot in the circle to the person in the middle.; To switch places, a participant on the outside makes eye contact with another member of the circle and then both membe. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The current corpus has one observed source organization: Teampedia. (1 source observed, including Teampedia.)
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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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