Pass the Story - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy
It’s a good idea to limit the number of sentences each participant can give especially if you have a large group.
How to run it
- Ask a participant to begin a story with one or two sentences. It’s a good idea to limit the number of sentences each participant can give especially if you have a large group.
- Ask the participant to choose the next storyteller to continue the story. If more control is needed, the facilitator can choose the next storyteller.
- a) All participants have spoken. Ideally, the final storyteller finishes the story. If needed, allow the final storyteller more sentences or more time to create the ending.
- If this activity will link to a larger storytelling activity or deeper storytelling content, prompt the participants to remember some elements of the story. If needed, take short notes you can recall later when discussing the story.
- Introduce a story structure and other storytelling elements to the group. See Knowmium’s Story Map activity with example structure here:
- Personalized story maps are relatively easy to create on Miro (or other whiteboards) and allow you to add specific numbers of elements for your number of participants.
- If needed, give immediate feedback to each participant before they pass the story to the next speaker. For example, in the story opening, were all elements discussed such as time, location, characters, and mood/atmosphere?
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Ask a participant to begin a story with one or two sentences. It’s a good idea to limit the number of sentences each participant can give especially if you have a large group.
Ask the participant to choose the next storyteller to continue the story. If more control is needed, the facilitator can choose the next storyteller.
a) All participants have spoken. Ideally, the final storyteller finishes the story. If needed, allow the final storyteller more sentences or more time to create the ending.
Introduce a story structure and other storytelling elements to the group. See Knowmium’s Story Map activity with example structure here:
Personalized story maps are relatively easy to create on Miro (or other whiteboards) and allow you to add specific numbers of elements for your number of participants.
If needed, give immediate feedback to each participant before they pass the story to the next speaker. For example, in the story opening, were all elements discussed such as time, location, characters, and mood/atmosphere?
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Pass the Story - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask a participant to begin a story with one or two sentences. It’s a good idea to limit the number of sentences each participant can give especially if you have a large group.; Ask the participant to choose the next storyteller to continue the story. If more control is needed, the facilitator can choose the next storyteller.; a) All participants have spoken. Ideally, the final storyteller finishes the story. If needed, allow the final storyteller more sentences or more time to create the ending.; Introduce a story structure and other storytelling elements to the group. See Knowmium’s Story Map activity with example structure here:. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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