Staple Yourself To Something
One trap to be aware of is that participants may move between the way things are and the way they want them to be.
How to run it
- Introduce the exercise by drawing the object. The goal is to focus on telling the story of this one object from point A to point B. Write these commonly understood starting and ending points on the wall.
- Use the object as a focusing device. Any activity that is not directly related to the forward motion of the object can be noted and then tied off.
- One trap to be aware of is that participants may move between the way things are and the way they want them to be. Be clear with the group about what state in time-today or the desired future-you are capturing.
- There are many ways of conducting a “day in the life” type of visualization. This version of the game is credited to James Macanufo.
- One trap to be aware of is that participants may move between the way things are and the way they want them to be.
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Introduce the exercise by drawing the object. The goal is to focus on telling the story of this one object from point A to point B. Write these commonly understood starting and ending points on the wall.
Use the object as a focusing device. Any activity that is not directly related to the forward motion of the object can be noted and then tied off.
One trap to be aware of is that participants may move between the way things are and the way they want them to be. Be clear with the group about what state in time-today or the desired future-you are capturing.
One trap to be aware of is that participants may move between the way things are and the way they want them to be.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Staple Yourself To Something. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Introduce the exercise by drawing the object. The goal is to focus on telling the story of this one object from point A to point B. Write these commonly understood starting and ending points on the wall.; Use the object as a focusing device. Any activity that is not directly related to the forward motion of the object can be noted and then tied off.; One trap to be aware of is that participants may move between the way things are and the way they want them to be. Be clear with the group about what state in time-today or the desired future-you are capturing.; One trap to be aware of is that participants may move between the way things are and the way they want them to be.. 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 Gamestorming; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Gamestorming.)
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