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Relationship Mapping

Team Pictionary: 200+ Words & Rules for Work (2026)

Team Pictionary: 200+ Words & Rules for Work (2026) is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
Hybrid, In person, RemoteSETTING
High 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. Split the group into two teams.
  2. One person from a team gets a word and must draw clues for their teammates to guess within a time limit.
  3. For in-person, use a whiteboard. For virtual, use the whiteboard feature in a video conferencing tool or a dedicated online Pictionary game.
  4. Includes 200+ work-safe words, step-by-step rules, and best tools for virtual play.
  5. 2One person from a team gets a word and must draw clues for t
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Prompts to use +

Split the group into two teams.

One person from a team gets a word and must draw clues for their teammates to guess within a time limit.

For in-person, use a whiteboard. For virtual, use the whiteboard feature in a video conferencing tool or a dedicated online Pictionary game.

Includes 200+ work-safe words, step-by-step rules, and best tools for virtual play.

2One person from a team gets a word and must draw clues for t

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Team Pictionary: 200+ Words & Rules for Work (2026). Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Split the group into two teams.; One person from a team gets a word and must draw clues for their teammates to guess within a time limit.; For in-person, use a whiteboard. For virtual, use the whiteboard feature in a video conferencing tool or a dedicated online Pictionary game.; Includes 200+ work-safe words, step-by-step rules, and best tools for virtual play.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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