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Applied Improv · Relationship Mapping

Meeting Games - Facilitation Method

Tips Encourage openness by assuring participants that the goal is to improve meeting effectiveness, not to criticize individuals.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Medium 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. Introduce the concept of 'meeting games' and explain their impact on workplace dynamics.
  2. Discuss common meeting games like 'I agree with the boss more than you do' and 'Let’s pretend we all get along', detailing behaviors and implications.
  3. Encourage participants to share experiences and identify games they have observed in their meetings.
  4. Facilitate a discussion on strategies to address and mitigate these games to foster more productive meetings.
  5. 1 Introduce the concept of 'meeting games' and explain their impact on workplace dynamics.
  6. 2 Discuss common meeting games like 'I agree with the boss more than you do' and 'Let’s pretend we all get along', detailing behaviors and implications.
  7. 3 Encourage participants to share experiences and identify games they have observed in their meetings.
  8. Use examples to illustrate how recognizing and altering meeting gam...
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Introduce the concept of 'meeting games' and explain their impact on workplace dynamics.

Discuss common meeting games like 'I agree with the boss more than you do' and 'Let’s pretend we all get along', detailing behaviors and implications.

Encourage participants to share experiences and identify games they have observed in their meetings.

1 Introduce the concept of 'meeting games' and explain their impact on workplace dynamics.

2 Discuss common meeting games like 'I agree with the boss more than you do' and 'Let’s pretend we all get along', detailing behaviors and implications.

3 Encourage participants to share experiences and identify games they have observed in their meetings.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Meeting Games - Facilitation Method. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Introduce the concept of 'meeting games' and explain their impact on workplace dynamics.; Discuss common meeting games like 'I agree with the boss more than you do' and 'Let’s pretend we all get along', detailing behaviors and implications.; Encourage participants to share experiences and identify games they have observed in their meetings.; 1 Introduce the concept of 'meeting games' and explain their impact on workplace dynamics.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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