Quick Group Energiser for Building Focus & Energy - Knee Impulse
Quick Group Energiser for Building Focus & Energy - Knee Impulse is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Form a circle in a way that brings everyone’s legs (knees) close to their neighbours.
- Everyone extends their arms out in front, palms facing down.
- Place your left hand on your left-side neighbour’s knee, and right hand on your right-side neighbour’s knee, ie all arms are crossed with their neighbours.
- To start, one person taps one of their hands on a neighbour’s knee to initiate a series of taps.
- The impulse travels from left to right in sequence of the group’s knees.
- Your group aims to tap all knees in sequence around the circle as quickly as possible.
- Repeat several times, then reverse direction.
- Knee Impulse Quick group energiser to build focus & coordination.
- Knee Impulse takes a basic hand tapping action and turns it into a fun challenge that requires concentration and timing.
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Form a circle in a way that brings everyone’s legs (knees) close to their neighbours.
Place your left hand on your left-side neighbour’s knee, and right hand on your right-side neighbour’s knee, ie all arms are crossed with their neighbours.
To start, one person taps one of their hands on a neighbour’s knee to initiate a series of taps.
Repeat several times, then reverse direction.
Knee Impulse Quick group energiser to build focus & coordination.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Quick Group Energiser for Building Focus & Energy - Knee Impulse. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form a circle in a way that brings everyone’s legs (knees) close to their neighbours.; Place your left hand on your left-side neighbour’s knee, and right hand on your right-side neighbour’s knee, ie all arms are crossed with their neighbours.; To start, one person taps one of their hands on a neighbour’s knee to initiate a series of taps.; Repeat several times, then reverse direction.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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