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Applied Improv · Relationship Mapping

Tertiary Moves Drill exercise

Tertiary Moves Drill exercise is an applied improv exercise for relationship mapping: it helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Low 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. « First & Subsequent Beats Revolver exercise
  2. Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first
  3. Regardless of how the two-person scene begins, a player on the wings will choose a Tertiary Move (see list below) to bring into the scene.
  4. Then different players - at least two more - will enter the scene with heightened versions of that same Tertiary Move.
  5. « First & Subsequent Beats Revolver exercise Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first
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Prompts to use +

Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first

Regardless of how the two-person scene begins, a player on the wings will choose a Tertiary Move (see list below) to bring into the scene.

Then different players - at least two more - will enter the scene with heightened versions of that same Tertiary Move.

« First & Subsequent Beats Revolver exercise Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.

Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Tertiary Moves Drill exercise. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first; Regardless of how the two-person scene begins, a player on the wings will choose a Tertiary Move (see list below) to bring into the scene.; Then different players - at least two more - will enter the scene with heightened versions of that same Tertiary Move.; « First & Subsequent Beats Revolver exercise Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first. 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 Improv Does Best; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Improv Does Best.)
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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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