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Relationship Mapping

PFP: August 2003

PFP: August 2003 is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

Under 5 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High 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. Beat the Clock. Write a single category label on each card. (Example: Business reasons for valuing diversity )
  2. Charades. Write a message, a word, or a phrase on each card. (Example: Do unto others what they would like to have done unto them. )
  3. Draw It Out. Write a message, a word, or a phrase on each card. (Example: Individualism )
  4. PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: August 2003 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
  5. Card Game FIVE CARD SETS Five different ways to demonstrate your mastery.
  6. Game Announcement Two New Card Games Ready-to-play card decks on diversity and human performance.
  7. Guest Gamer Interview with Larry Lipman Beyond Algebra and Geometry.
  8. Online Interaction Two More OQs Are you a facilitator or performance consultant?
  9. Masthead PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES
  10. PFP: August 2003 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: August 2003 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
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Prompts to use +

Beat the Clock. Write a single category label on each card. (Example: Business reasons for valuing diversity )

Charades. Write a message, a word, or a phrase on each card. (Example: Do unto others what they would like to have done unto them. )

Draw It Out. Write a message, a word, or a phrase on each card. (Example: Individualism )

PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: August 2003 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.

Card Game FIVE CARD SETS Five different ways to demonstrate your mastery.

Game Announcement Two New Card Games Ready-to-play card decks on diversity and human performance.

Run this with your AI assistant +

Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.

Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: PFP: August 2003. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Beat the Clock. Write a single category label on each card. (Example: Business reasons for valuing diversity ); Charades. Write a message, a word, or a phrase on each card. (Example: Do unto others what they would like to have done unto them. ); Draw It Out. Write a message, a word, or a phrase on each card. (Example: Individualism ); PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: August 2003 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.. 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 The Thiagi Group; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including The Thiagi Group.)
  • 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.

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