Shift & Share
Shift & Share is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Each small group goes to a different station, where presenters conduct their sessions (repeated up to 7 times). 10 min. per station/session
- Participants ask questions or provide feedback. 2 min. per station/session
- Small groups move to the next station. 1 min. per move
- Repeat until groups have visited all stations.
- Total time for visiting 6 stations is approximately 90 minutes.
- Quickly share ideas and innovations
- Enable people to recognize that they are innovating or have the potential to innovate
- Build trust and a community of practice among members
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Prompts to use +
Each small group goes to a different station, where presenters conduct their sessions (repeated up to 7 times). 10 min. per station/session
Participants ask questions or provide feedback. 2 min. per station/session
Small groups move to the next station. 1 min. per move
Repeat until groups have visited all stations.
Quickly share ideas and innovations
Enable people to recognize that they are innovating or have the potential to innovate
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: Shift & Share. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Each small group goes to a different station, where presenters conduct their sessions (repeated up to 7 times). 10 min. per station/session; Participants ask questions or provide feedback. 2 min. per station/session; Small groups move to the next station. 1 min. per move; Repeat until groups have visited all stations.. 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 Liberating Structures; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Liberating Structures.)
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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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