Show and Tell - Facilitation Method
Workshop Weaver Features Resources BlogPricing 🇺🇸 Start Free relationship-building Show and Tell Show and Tell is a method that encourages participants to share personal artifacts that symbolize their perspectives on a given topic.
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- Show and Tell is a method that encourages participants to share personal artifacts that symbolize their perspectives on a given topic. This technique is ideal for gaining deeper insights into stakeholder views and fostering a connection among team members.
- Ask participants to bring an artifact that represents their perspective on the chosen topic to a meeting.
- At the meeting, have participants take turns presenting their artifacts and explaining their significance.
- Document key points and themes on a whiteboard, using simple drawings to represent each artifact.
- Facilitate a discussion based on the themes that emerge, encouraging further exploration and understanding.
- Workshop Weaver Features Resources BlogPricing 🇺🇸 Start Free relationship-building Show and Tell Show and Tell is a method that encourages participants to share personal artifacts that symbolize their perspectives on a given topic.
- 1 Ask participants to bring an artifact that represents their perspective on the chosen topic to a meeting.
- 2 At the meeting, have participants take turns presenting their artifacts and explaining their significance.
- As a facilitator, model vulnerability by attempting to draw each artifact, even if you're not confident in your artistic skills.
- This can create a supportive environment and lighten the mood.
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Show and Tell is a method that encourages participants to share personal artifacts that symbolize their perspectives on a given topic. This technique is ideal for gaining deeper insights into stakeholder views and fostering a connection among team members.
Ask participants to bring an artifact that represents their perspective on the chosen topic to a meeting.
At the meeting, have participants take turns presenting their artifacts and explaining their significance.
Workshop Weaver Features Resources BlogPricing 🇺🇸 Start Free relationship-building Show and Tell Show and Tell is a method that encourages participants to share personal artifacts that symbolize their perspectives on a given topic.
1 Ask participants to bring an artifact that represents their perspective on the chosen topic to a meeting.
2 At the meeting, have participants take turns presenting their artifacts and explaining their significance.
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