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TGL: May 2009

TGL: May 2009 is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. To create a verbal self-portrait that incorporates your strengths (as perceived by your colleagues).
  2. Happiness Activity Strength Envelopes Create a self-portrait by using other peoples' perceptions.
  3. Training Ask and Answer Why?
  4. Guest Gamer Interview with Michele Deck She created The Weakest Think.
  5. Activities Give It Up by Kate Koski Play the role of a refugee.
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Prompts to use +

To create a verbal self-portrait that incorporates your strengths (as perceived by your colleagues).

Happiness Activity Strength Envelopes Create a self-portrait by using other peoples' perceptions.

Training Ask and Answer Why?

Guest Gamer Interview with Michele Deck She created The Weakest Think.

Activities Give It Up by Kate Koski Play the role of a refugee.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TGL: May 2009. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: To create a verbal self-portrait that incorporates your strengths (as perceived by your colleagues).; Happiness Activity Strength Envelopes Create a self-portrait by using other peoples' perceptions.; Training Ask and Answer Why?; Guest Gamer Interview with Michele Deck She created The Weakest Think.. 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.)
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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.
  • 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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