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Play it Again

Play it Again is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Share that the volunteer is absolved of all wrongdoing and wrong saying and will never have to play this
  2. gathering, the volunteer has to play back their understanding of what was discussed in less than 60 VHFRQGV That's it
  3. When the person plays back their interpretation, you will easily be able to tell how well each speaker/presenter is going
  4. You will be able to tell how difficult the content is and what is stopping everyone understanding and therefore succeeding
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Prompts to use +

Share that the volunteer is absolved of all wrongdoing and wrong saying and will never have to play this

gathering, the volunteer has to play back their understanding of what was discussed in less than 60 VHFRQGV That's it

When the person plays back their interpretation, you will easily be able to tell how well each speaker/presenter is going

You will be able to tell how difficult the content is and what is stopping everyone understanding and therefore succeeding

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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: Play it Again. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Share that the volunteer is absolved of all wrongdoing and wrong saying and will never have to play this; gathering, the volunteer has to play back their understanding of what was discussed in less than 60 VHFRQGV That's it; When the person plays back their interpretation, you will easily be able to tell how well each speaker/presenter is going; You will be able to tell how difficult the content is and what is stopping everyone understanding and therefore succeeding. 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 Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
  • 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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