PFP: February 2005
PFP: February 2005 is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Create smaller groups. The size of the group can be critical during debriefing. People tend to speak up more in smaller groups, depending (of course) on the mix of people in each small group.
- Ask the group to form up in a line with the most frequent contributor at one end and the least frequent contributor at the other end. Compliment the two or three people at each part of the line:
- Tell the most frequent contributors, “We thank you for giving so much.”
- Tell the least frequent contributors, “We thank you for your consideration in thinking carefully before speaking up.”
- Tell the participants in the middle, “We thank you for getting it just right.”
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Create smaller groups. The size of the group can be critical during debriefing. People tend to speak up more in smaller groups, depending (of course) on the mix of people in each small group.
Ask the group to form up in a line with the most frequent contributor at one end and the least frequent contributor at the other end. Compliment the two or three people at each part of the line:
Tell the most frequent contributors, “We thank you for giving so much.”
Tell the least frequent contributors, “We thank you for your consideration in thinking carefully before speaking up.”
Tell the participants in the middle, “We thank you for getting it just right.”
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: PFP: February 2005. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Create smaller groups. The size of the group can be critical during debriefing. People tend to speak up more in smaller groups, depending (of course) on the mix of people in each small group.; Ask the group to form up in a line with the most frequent contributor at one end and the least frequent contributor at the other end. Compliment the two or three people at each part of the line:; Tell the most frequent contributors, “We thank you for giving so much.”; Tell the least frequent contributors, “We thank you for your consideration in thinking carefully before speaking up.”. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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