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Relationship Mapping

Quick Partner Energiser to Teach Value of Collaboration - Hip Tag

Quick Partner Energiser to Teach Value of Collaboration - Hip Tag 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. Standing side by side with their partner, hold hands.
  2. When ready, each person aims to touch the back of their partner’s hand against their own hip as many times as possible.
  3. Stop the activity after 10 to 15 seconds has elapsed.
  4. If useful, survey individual scores, and invite your group to reflect on the range of results.
  5. Hip Tag Quick partner energiser to teach value of collaboration.
  6. Hip Tag is a quick partner energiser that creates instant energy and laughter as partners compete in friendly competition.
  7. Perfect as a quick brain break, this simple partner game naturally boosts energy while the physical contact creates a fun connection.
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When ready, each person aims to touch the back of their partner’s hand against their own hip as many times as possible.

Stop the activity after 10 to 15 seconds has elapsed.

If useful, survey individual scores, and invite your group to reflect on the range of results.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Quick Partner Energiser to Teach Value of Collaboration - Hip Tag. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: When ready, each person aims to touch the back of their partner’s hand against their own hip as many times as possible.; Stop the activity after 10 to 15 seconds has elapsed.; If useful, survey individual scores, and invite your group to reflect on the range of results.; . Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Playmeo; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Playmeo.)
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  • 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.
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