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Relationship Mapping

Quick, Fun Partner Game to Boost Trust & Connection - Winker

Quick, Fun Partner Game to Boost Trust & Connection - Winker is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

Under 5 minutesTIME
PairsGROUP 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. Form pairs, facing one another about half a metre apart.
  2. On an agreed signal, each person is entitled to do one of four things:
  3. Each person aims to match the action of the other as many times in a row as possible.
  4. No forms of communication (verbal or non-verbal) are permitted between co-partners.
  5. Allow 1 to 2 minutes of attempts, then swap partners.
  6. Winker Fun partner game that builds connection & intuition.
  7. As a fun partner game, Winker invites intuitive cooperation that frequently sparks moments of surprise and connection.
  8. It also helps to build trust, sharpen attention, and heighten mutual awareness, all the while creating memorable experiences through light-hearted, almost telepathic coordination.
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Form pairs, facing one another about half a metre apart.

It also helps to build trust, sharpen attention, and heighten mutual awareness, all the while creating memorable experiences through light-hearted, almost telepathic coordination.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Quick, Fun Partner Game to Boost Trust & Connection - Winker. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form pairs, facing one another about half a metre apart.; ; It also helps to build trust, sharpen attention, and heighten mutual awareness, all the while creating memorable experiences through light-hearted, almost telepathic coordination.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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