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Relationship Mapping

TGL: January 2011

TGL: January 2011 is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

Under 5 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP 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. In Culture A, the trainer takes on the role of a sage on the stage and presents the content through explanations and demonstrations, using a chalkboard or a flip chart. Participants take notes and supplement the lectures by reading assigned sections in their textbook.
  2. Interactive Storytelling Chapters Let the participants create the case.
  3. Guest Gamer An Interview with Gauthier de Pierpont The adventure goes on.
  4. Say It Quick First Amendment by Brian Remer Playing hit and run with social issues.
  5. Ideas 21st Century Skills: An Interview with Jennifer Stanchfield by Brian Remer A participant-centered experiential educator.
  6. Activities Ships that Pass in the Night by Brian Remer What buttons do you choose?
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Prompts to use +

Interactive Storytelling Chapters Let the participants create the case.

Guest Gamer An Interview with Gauthier de Pierpont The adventure goes on.

Say It Quick First Amendment by Brian Remer Playing hit and run with social issues.

Ideas 21st Century Skills: An Interview with Jennifer Stanchfield by Brian Remer A participant-centered experiential educator.

Activities Ships that Pass in the Night by Brian Remer What buttons do you choose?

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TGL: January 2011. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Interactive Storytelling Chapters Let the participants create the case.; Guest Gamer An Interview with Gauthier de Pierpont The adventure goes on.; Say It Quick First Amendment by Brian Remer Playing hit and run with social issues.; Ideas 21st Century Skills: An Interview with Jennifer Stanchfield by Brian Remer A participant-centered experiential educator.. 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.

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