Short Intro Sesions
Short Intro Sesions is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Exercise can explore how diverse we are - insight into our individual selves. If done as a small group lends itself well to a small team building exercise as the group works together through the alphabet.
- For example: How many years they have been in Customer Service? All participants get to hear about other participants from of a third party instead of hearing from the person themselves.
- Animals - preparation: On a slip of paper, write the name of an animal that makes an obvious noise. Create five to ten slips for each animal.
- Birthday Partner - have participants mingle in the group and identify the person whose birth date (not year - just month and date) is closest to their own. Find out two things they have in common.
- Birthday Party Ice Breaker - participants get a chance to create their own dream birthday party to learn more about the participants in the group. They should list what and who they would like at their dream birthday party.
- Provide participants with a handout to record their answers and allow them to make notes and create their own dream birthday party. If the participants like to draw, ask them to illustrate.
- In review, take a few moments to discuss as a group and share examples.
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Exercise can explore how diverse we are - insight into our individual selves. If done as a small group lends itself well to a small team building exercise as the group works together through the alphabet.
For example: How many years they have been in Customer Service? All participants get to hear about other participants from of a third party instead of hearing from the person themselves.
Animals - preparation: On a slip of paper, write the name of an animal that makes an obvious noise. Create five to ten slips for each animal.
Birthday Partner - have participants mingle in the group and identify the person whose birth date (not year - just month and date) is closest to their own. Find out two things they have in common.
Birthday Party Ice Breaker - participants get a chance to create their own dream birthday party to learn more about the participants in the group. They should list what and who they would like at their dream birthday party.
Provide participants with a handout to record their answers and allow them to make notes and create their own dream birthday party. If the participants like to draw, ask them to illustrate.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Short Intro Sesions. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Exercise can explore how diverse we are - insight into our individual selves. If done as a small group lends itself well to a small team building exercise as the group works together through the alphabet.; For example: How many years they have been in Customer Service? All participants get to hear about other participants from of a third party instead of hearing from the person themselves.; Animals - preparation: On a slip of paper, write the name of an animal that makes an obvious noise. Create five to ten slips for each animal.; Birthday Partner - have participants mingle in the group and identify the person whose birth date (not year - just month and date) is closest to their own. Find out two things they have in common.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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