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Relationship Mapping

TGL: April 2006

TGL: April 2006 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), Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
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. Example: We have five teams, A to E.
  2. Assign age groups. Explain that each team will represent a specific age level. Assign the age groups according to this list:
  3. If you have more teams, add other groups such as committee members, conference attendees, chapter members, international members, and student members. Use as many membership groups as you have teams.
  4. Present the plans. Blow the whistle at the end of 9 minutes, and ask teams to post their plans on convenient areas of the wall. Invite all participants to take a gallery walk and review the plans from other teams.
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Example: We have five teams, A to E.

Assign age groups. Explain that each team will represent a specific age level. Assign the age groups according to this list:

If you have more teams, add other groups such as committee members, conference attendees, chapter members, international members, and student members. Use as many membership groups as you have teams.

Present the plans. Blow the whistle at the end of 9 minutes, and ask teams to post their plans on convenient areas of the wall. Invite all participants to take a gallery walk and review the plans from other teams.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TGL: April 2006. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Example: We have five teams, A to E.; Assign age groups. Explain that each team will represent a specific age level. Assign the age groups according to this list:; If you have more teams, add other groups such as committee members, conference attendees, chapter members, international members, and student members. Use as many membership groups as you have teams.; Present the plans. Blow the whistle at the end of 9 minutes, and ask teams to post their plans on convenient areas of the wall. Invite all participants to take a gallery walk and review the plans from other teams.. 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 The Thiagi Group; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including The Thiagi Group.)
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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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