Pass the Clap
Pass the Clap is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Everyone stand in a circle
- If everyone stood next to their friends, have everyone move positions
- Starting with the facilitator/leader, he/she "pass" one clap to the next player
- In order to "pass" the clap, players will "collect" a clap from the person to their right by clapping once
- then "pass" it to the person on their left by clapping once
- They should physically turn their body, not their feet 180 degrees The person on their left then claps once to "collect" the clap, then "passes" it to the next person on their
- whole group should pick up on this speed change and pass the clap much faster Once the group has the hang of it, try reversing the clap direction by clapping twice - aka sending the
- clap back where it came from For advanced users, try to have two or three clap directions going at the same time at least 15 people
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Prompts to use +
Everyone stand in a circle
If everyone stood next to their friends, have everyone move positions
Starting with the facilitator/leader, he/she "pass" one clap to the next player
In order to "pass" the clap, players will "collect" a clap from the person to their right by clapping once
then "pass" it to the person on their left by clapping once
whole group should pick up on this speed change and pass the clap much faster Once the group has the hang of it, try reversing the clap direction by clapping twice - aka sending the
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Pass the Clap. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Everyone stand in a circle; If everyone stood next to their friends, have everyone move positions; Starting with the facilitator/leader, he/she "pass" one clap to the next player; In order to "pass" the clap, players will "collect" a clap from the person to their right by clapping once. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- 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.)
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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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