PFP: November 2003
PFP: November 2003 is a structured group exercise for convergent alignment: it helps participants compare options and move toward a shared decision.
How to run it
- What is an example of effective team-member behavior during the storming stage?
- Which team-development stage is the most critical one? Why do you think so?
- What additional stages would you add to the four team-development stages?
- These questions require (and reward) higher-order thinking. They challenge participants. They require a deeper understanding of the principles. They are intellectually stimulating.
- Why is this type of closed question so frequently used in training activities? Because it is easy to determine whether the answer is correct or not, because the answers can be evaluated by any player, and because you can program a computer to check the answer.
- The use of closed questions conveys a strong impression that players are incapable of producing or recognizing creative responses to open-ended questions.
- By what percent did the Asian population in the U.S. grow in the decade 1980 to 1990?
- PFP: November 2003 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: November 2003 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
- Guest Gamer An Interview with Tatiana Kolovou A chat with a Greek gamer.
- Masthead PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
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Why is this type of closed question so frequently used in training activities? Because it is easy to determine whether the answer is correct or not, because the answers can be evaluated by any player, and because you can program a computer to check the answer.
The use of closed questions conveys a strong impression that players are incapable of producing or recognizing creative responses to open-ended questions.
PFP: November 2003 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: November 2003 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
Guest Gamer An Interview with Tatiana Kolovou A chat with a Greek gamer.
Masthead PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: PFP: November 2003. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Why is this type of closed question so frequently used in training activities? Because it is easy to determine whether the answer is correct or not, because the answers can be evaluated by any player, and because you can program a computer to check the answer.; The use of closed questions conveys a strong impression that players are incapable of producing or recognizing creative responses to open-ended questions.; PFP: November 2003 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: November 2003 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.; Guest Gamer An Interview with Tatiana Kolovou A chat with a Greek gamer.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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