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Relationship Mapping

TGL: March 2007

TGL: March 2007 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), TriadsGROUP 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. Set up the activity as a content-less one. Assure participants that the words they say will not be analyzed.
  2. Coach participants to respond as quickly as possible.
  3. Coach participants to respond without saying “um” or “uh”.
  4. Watch the participants to see when they seem “fried” and have them switch to the next person.
  5. Interactive Lecture Split-Half Tests Half a test is better than the whole one?
  6. Co-Creation Content Analysis by Sonia Ribaux Serious use for a playful game.
  7. Game Flow Arrange the participants into groups of three to five.
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Prompts to use +

Set up the activity as a content-less one. Assure participants that the words they say will not be analyzed.

Watch the participants to see when they seem “fried” and have them switch to the next person.

Interactive Lecture Split-Half Tests Half a test is better than the whole one?

Co-Creation Content Analysis by Sonia Ribaux Serious use for a playful game.

Game Flow Arrange the participants into groups of three to five.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TGL: March 2007. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Set up the activity as a content-less one. Assure participants that the words they say will not be analyzed.; Watch the participants to see when they seem “fried” and have them switch to the next person.; Interactive Lecture Split-Half Tests Half a test is better than the whole one?; Co-Creation Content Analysis by Sonia Ribaux Serious use for a playful game.. 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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