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Relationship Mapping

PFP: October 2001

PFP: October 2001 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), TriadsGROUP 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. PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: October 2001 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
  2. Editorial That Was Not a Simulation Wrong place at the wrong time?
  3. Guest Gamer Interview with Susan El-Shamy The Author of Training Games shares her insights.
  4. PFP: October 2001 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: October 2001 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.
  5. Book Review An Excellent Introduction to Training Games If you liked her interview, you'll love her book.
Live facilitator

Run this exercise live

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Prompts to use +

PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: October 2001 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.

Editorial That Was Not a Simulation Wrong place at the wrong time?

Guest Gamer Interview with Susan El-Shamy The Author of Training Games shares her insights.

PFP: October 2001 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: October 2001 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.

Book Review An Excellent Introduction to Training Games If you liked her interview, you'll love her book.

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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: October 2001. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: October 2001 SERIOUSLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TRAINERS, FACILITATORS, PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS, AND MANAGERS.; Editorial That Was Not a Simulation Wrong place at the wrong time?; Guest Gamer Interview with Susan El-Shamy The Author of Training Games shares her insights.; PFP: October 2001 PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE: October 2001 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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