Quick Reflection Exercise Gathers Instant Feedback - Fist To Five
Quick Reflection Exercise Gathers Instant Feedback - Fist To Five is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Form a circle, whereby everyone can see others.
- Invite everyone to place one hand behind their back and then extend zero (fist) to five fingers on their hand.
- The number of fingers an individual chooses to extend will reflect their assessment of a particular topic you describe, eg how effective the group’s communication was during the activity.
- A clenched fist (zero fingers) is the lowest possible score and five extended fingers is the highest score.
- Allow a few moments for your group to consider their options, and secretly extend their fingers behind their backs.
- On your signal, ask everyone to reveal their hands with extended fingers for the group to see.
- Fist To Five Quick reflection exercise that gathers instant group feedback.
- Fist To Five is a quick reflection exercise that encourages honest self-assessment and can reveal group consensus in a matter of seconds.
- The activity promotes reflection, honest feedback, and collective awareness while offering valuable insights into participant experiences and learning.
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Prompts to use +
Form a circle, whereby everyone can see others.
Invite everyone to place one hand behind their back and then extend zero (fist) to five fingers on their hand.
The number of fingers an individual chooses to extend will reflect their assessment of a particular topic you describe, eg how effective the group’s communication was during the activity.
On your signal, ask everyone to reveal their hands with extended fingers for the group to see.
Fist To Five is a quick reflection exercise that encourages honest self-assessment and can reveal group consensus in a matter of seconds.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Quick Reflection Exercise Gathers Instant Feedback - Fist To Five. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form a circle, whereby everyone can see others.; Invite everyone to place one hand behind their back and then extend zero (fist) to five fingers on their hand.; The number of fingers an individual chooses to extend will reflect their assessment of a particular topic you describe, eg how effective the group’s communication was during the activity.; On your signal, ask everyone to reveal their hands with extended fingers for the group to see.. 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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