TGL: February 2010
TGL: February 2010 is a structured group exercise for context sharing: it helps participants share useful personal or project context.
How to run it
- Here are some advantages of embedding puzzles in simulation games:
- Intrinsic motivation. People of all ages and from all cultures are intrigued by riddles and puzzles. By embedding them in simulation games, we attract and sustain participants' interest.
- Versatility. Different types of puzzles enable us to simulate different interpersonal principles and procedures. For example, the embedded puzzles can reflect teamwork, communication, leadership, and cooperation.
- Teamwork. When the simulation requires team members to jointly solve a puzzle, individual differences become dramatically salient. Participants realize (and appreciate) that different people have different thinking styles and different types of intelligence.
- Individual work. Puzzles provide an ideal context for independent work. Some simulations with embedded puzzles can be played in a solitaire fashion by individual participants.
- Electronics. Computers have made it possible to display an exciting variety of innovative puzzles (such as Tetris). Participants can solve these electronic puzzles in an interactive fashion on their laptop computers and handheld devices.
Run this exercise live
The facilitator console stays in this browser. Its QR handoff is a short-lived participant snapshot containing only public exercise instructions, phase, prompt, and timer state.
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Materials:
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Prompts to use +
Versatility. Different types of puzzles enable us to simulate different interpersonal principles and procedures. For example, the embedded puzzles can reflect teamwork, communication, leadership, and cooperation.
Teamwork. When the simulation requires team members to jointly solve a puzzle, individual differences become dramatically salient. Participants realize (and appreciate) that different people have different thinking styles and different types of intelligence.
Individual work. Puzzles provide an ideal context for independent work. Some simulations with embedded puzzles can be played in a solitaire fashion by individual participants.
Electronics. Computers have made it possible to display an exciting variety of innovative puzzles (such as Tetris). Participants can solve these electronic puzzles in an interactive fashion on their laptop computers and handheld devices.
Run this with your AI assistant +
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: TGL: February 2010. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Versatility. Different types of puzzles enable us to simulate different interpersonal principles and procedures. For example, the embedded puzzles can reflect teamwork, communication, leadership, and cooperation.; Teamwork. When the simulation requires team members to jointly solve a puzzle, individual differences become dramatically salient. Participants realize (and appreciate) that different people have different thinking styles and different types of intelligence.; Individual work. Puzzles provide an ideal context for independent work. Some simulations with embedded puzzles can be played in a solitaire fashion by individual participants.; Electronics. Computers have made it possible to display an exciting variety of innovative puzzles (such as Tetris). Participants can solve these electronic puzzles in an interactive fashion on their laptop computers and handheld devices.. 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 The Thiagi Group; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including The Thiagi Group.)
- What that means: we track where an exercise has been observed in public sources. We do not claim to know who created it, or how popular it is.
- 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.
- Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.