Metaphors
Increase creative divergence and help the group generate or connect ideas.
How to run it
- They explain how a metaphor is simply understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another
- and have a good understanding of the metaphor
- In the second phase, team members Dialog, share and
- discuss what they learned
- This discussion is stimulated by a series of questions designed to draw out the
- Ask each participant to share the personal meaning of the metaphor by giving a story or example
- Debrief the biggest take-aways
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They explain how a metaphor is simply understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another
and have a good understanding of the metaphor
In the second phase, team members Dialog, share and
discuss what they learned
This discussion is stimulated by a series of questions designed to draw out the
Ask each participant to share the personal meaning of the metaphor by giving a story or example
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Metaphors. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: They explain how a metaphor is simply understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another; and have a good understanding of the metaphor; In the second phase, team members Dialog, share and; discuss what they learned. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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