PFP: January 2005
PFP: January 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
- PFP: Who are your favorite game designers?
- PFP: What is your prediction about the future of games?
- Dennis: There are positive and negative trends unfolding; I don't know what their net effect will be.
- PFP: January 2005 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: January 2005 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
- Guest Gamer An Interview with Dennis Meadows Thiagi's role model shares interesting insights.
- Simulation Game Harvest by Dennis Meadows A simple simulation for exploring a complex concept.
- Masthead PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
- Mission To increase and improve the use of interactive, experiential strategies to improve human performance in an effective, efficient, and enjoyable way.
- PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: January 2005 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
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Prompts to use +
PFP: January 2005 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: January 2005 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
Guest Gamer An Interview with Dennis Meadows Thiagi's role model shares interesting insights.
Simulation Game Harvest by Dennis Meadows A simple simulation for exploring a complex concept.
Masthead PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
Mission To increase and improve the use of interactive, experiential strategies to improve human performance in an effective, efficient, and enjoyable way.
PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: January 2005 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
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: January 2005. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: PFP: January 2005 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: January 2005 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.; Guest Gamer An Interview with Dennis Meadows Thiagi's role model shares interesting insights.; Simulation Game Harvest by Dennis Meadows A simple simulation for exploring a complex concept.; Masthead PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: 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.
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- 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.)
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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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