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Relationship Mapping

Speed Networking People Science Style

It is critical that you know they will have reasons to talk while still having requisite variety If you have more than 20 participants, form two groups It is critical that you know they will have reasons to talk while still having If you have more than 20 participants, form two groups of 20, etc

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Network Design This relationship mapping exercise strengthens Network Design, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. It is critical that you know they will have reasons to talk while still having requisite variety
  2. If you have more than 20 participants, form two groups
  3. It is critical that you know they will have reasons to talk while still having
  4. If you have more than 20 participants, form two groups of 20, etc
  5. No debrief is needed, but it can bring the group back together if you ask people to share something
  6. really interesting or a significant connection that was made that they want to share with the whole group
  7. ideally specific to each People Science set of participants
  8. but to share back with the group so that everyone can have a written version of what was offered up about
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It is critical that you know they will have reasons to talk while still having requisite variety

If you have more than 20 participants, form two groups

It is critical that you know they will have reasons to talk while still having

If you have more than 20 participants, form two groups of 20, etc

No debrief is needed, but it can bring the group back together if you ask people to share something

really interesting or a significant connection that was made that they want to share with the whole group

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Speed Networking People Science Style. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: It is critical that you know they will have reasons to talk while still having requisite variety; If you have more than 20 participants, form two groups; It is critical that you know they will have reasons to talk while still having; If you have more than 20 participants, form two groups of 20, etc. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
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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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