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Relationship Mapping · Reflection and Learning

SessionLab

SessionLab is a relationship mapping exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
BalancedENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Low 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. designate some room for each participant on the board Background This is derived from the squigly bird exercise by I transformed it into a online flow which created a fun way to explore those tools.
  2. What about using the same principles for assessmnent: The whole team has worked and has performed to reach the objectives.
  3. To let others to continue your drawing and to add their perspective.
  4. All methods All authors IAF Library Library 0 0 Duration: Any Participants: Any by IWMI South Africa for Personal Use Method 0 Ratings No ratings yet.
  5. All methods All authors IAF Library Library 0 0 Duration: Any Participants: Any by Ulf Grüner Use Method 0 Ratings No ratings yet.
  6. Deep within the jungle a very valuable relic - the golden dinosaur awaits them.
  7. Turning a boardgame into a co-design tool for citizen participation in local development Duration: 240m + Participants: Any by Aurora Circhetta for Personal Use Method Goal
  8. CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.
Live facilitator

Run this exercise live

The facilitator console stays in this browser. Its QR handoff is a short-lived participant snapshot containing only public exercise instructions, phase, prompt, and timer state.

Prompts to use +

To let others to continue your drawing and to add their perspective.

All methods All authors IAF Library Library 0 0 Duration: Any Participants: Any by IWMI South Africa for Personal Use Method 0 Ratings No ratings yet.

All methods All authors IAF Library Library 0 0 Duration: Any Participants: Any by Ulf Grüner Use Method 0 Ratings No ratings yet.

Turning a boardgame into a co-design tool for citizen participation in local development Duration: 240m + Participants: Any by Aurora Circhetta for Personal Use Method Goal

CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.

Run this with your AI assistant +

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: SessionLab. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: To let others to continue your drawing and to add their perspective.; All methods All authors IAF Library Library 0 0 Duration: Any Participants: Any by IWMI South Africa for Personal Use Method 0 Ratings No ratings yet.; All methods All authors IAF Library Library 0 0 Duration: Any Participants: Any by Ulf Grüner Use Method 0 Ratings No ratings yet.; Turning a boardgame into a co-design tool for citizen participation in local development Duration: 240m + Participants: Any by Aurora Circhetta for Personal Use Method Goal. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The exercise appears across 2 observed source organizations in the current corpus. (2 sources observed, including SessionLab, Teampedia.)
  • 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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