Own the Guidelines - and Walk
Own the Guidelines - and Walk is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Ask the participants if they are willing to start differently recommended to skip step one, but more than
- Ask participants to stand up and stand next to their People Science pair network differentiation and close
- Ask them to start walking around the room
- Do not give instructions or set the space in a different configuration
- they reconfigure the space for walking and talking optimization As they begin walking, discuss the guidelines/rules/outputs/expectations i.e., the most important
- content/information you need to have everyone remember As you finish each topic, ask each pair to alternate
- playing back to each other what they just heard■ telling a story about what is being shared from personal experience■ Don't give too many instructions, the point is for the pair to discuss■ Finish by asking each pair to make sure they introduced a story or play back what they just heard from a
- personal and relationship development perspective Sit everyone back down and
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Prompts to use +
Ask the participants if they are willing to start differently recommended to skip step one, but more than
Ask participants to stand up and stand next to their People Science pair network differentiation and close
Ask them to start walking around the room
Do not give instructions or set the space in a different configuration
they reconfigure the space for walking and talking optimization As they begin walking, discuss the guidelines/rules/outputs/expectations i.e., the most important
content/information you need to have everyone remember As you finish each topic, ask each pair to alternate
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Own the Guidelines - and Walk. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask the participants if they are willing to start differently recommended to skip step one, but more than; Ask participants to stand up and stand next to their People Science pair network differentiation and close; Ask them to start walking around the room; Do not give instructions or set the space in a different configuration. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
- What that means: we track where an exercise has been observed in public sources. We do not claim to know who created it, or how popular it is.
- 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.
- Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.