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Prompted Conversation ยท Relationship Mapping

TGL: May 2007

TGL: May 2007 is a prompted conversation exercise for relationship mapping: it helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
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. Both Barbara and Charlie invited participants to generate questions on the training topic. However, they elicited two different types of questions:
  2. I don't know the answers and I'd like to know them. Barbara's participants asked their questions because they did not know-and wanted to find out-the answers. These questions are based on ignorance and curiosity. They provide an instant needs analysis.
  3. I know the answers and I want to test others. Charlie's participants asked questions for which they knew the answer. These questions are useful for a review or a test. The participants act as co-designers and help Charlie with additional training tools.
  4. Framegame Matrix-1 Create hundreds of training games using a grid.
  5. Check It Out Clark Aldrich's Blog ( ) Click the links and play the games.
  6. Mission To increase and improve the use of interactive...
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Prompts to use +

I don't know the answers and I'd like to know them. Barbara's participants asked their questions because they did not know-and wanted to find out-the answers. These questions are based on ignorance and curiosity. They provide an instant needs analysis.

I know the answers and I want to test others. Charlie's participants asked questions for which they knew the answer. These questions are useful for a review or a test. The participants act as co-designers and help Charlie with additional training tools.

Framegame Matrix-1 Create hundreds of training games using a grid.

Check It Out Clark Aldrich's Blog ( ) Click the links and play the games.

Mission To increase and improve the use of interactive...

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TGL: May 2007. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: I don't know the answers and I'd like to know them. Barbara's participants asked their questions because they did not know-and wanted to find out-the answers. These questions are based on ignorance and curiosity. They provide an instant needs analysis.; I know the answers and I want to test others. Charlie's participants asked questions for which they knew the answer. These questions are useful for a review or a test. The participants act as co-designers and help Charlie with additional training tools.; Framegame Matrix-1 Create hundreds of training games using a grid.; Check It Out Clark Aldrich's Blog ( ) Click the links and play the games.. 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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