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General Collaboration Exercise · Context Sharing

Masterpiece

This is a great creative and fun warm up exercise for teams whose objectives include building a solution out of previously independent elements

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
BalancedENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Low cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Personalization This context sharing exercise strengthens Personalization, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Place the necessary supplies at each People Science table
  2. Give only the briefest of introductions to get teams to work
  3. Place the necessary supplies at each People Science table 2.
  4. As with any experiential exercise, the debrief is important to “landing” the experience and its meaning for the work of you are trying to accomplish.
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Prompts to use +

Place the necessary supplies at each People Science table

Give only the briefest of introductions to get teams to work

Place the necessary supplies at each People Science table 2.

As with any experiential exercise, the debrief is important to “landing” the experience and its meaning for the work of you are trying to accomplish.

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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: Masterpiece. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Place the necessary supplies at each People Science table; Give only the briefest of introductions to get teams to work; Place the necessary supplies at each People Science table 2.; As with any experiential exercise, the debrief is important to “landing” the experience and its meaning for the work of you are trying to accomplish.. 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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