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Thoughtful Reflection Activity For Personal Growth - Deeper Why

Thoughtful Reflection Activity For Personal Growth - Deeper Why is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP 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. Form pairs or small groups of no more than four people.
  2. Explain that you will soon announce a series of four short questions and you would like each person to contemplate and share their responses with a partner or small group.
  3. When ready, ask the first question: Who are you?
  4. Allow ample time for reflection, sharing and conversation.
  5. Ask the second question: What are you? and allow time for sharing.
  6. Ask the third question: Where are you? and allow time for sharing.
  7. Ask the fourth question: Why are you? and allow time for sharing.
  8. In conclusion, invite one or more people to share what they discovered with the large group.
  9. Deeper Why Thoughtful reflection activity to explore identity & find meaning.
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Prompts to use +

Form pairs or small groups of no more than four people.

Explain that you will soon announce a series of four short questions and you would like each person to contemplate and share their responses with a partner or small group.

When ready, ask the first question: Who are you?

Ask the second question: What are you? and allow time for sharing.

Ask the third question: Where are you? and allow time for sharing.

Ask the fourth question: Why are you? and allow time for sharing.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Thoughtful Reflection Activity For Personal Growth - Deeper Why. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form pairs or small groups of no more than four people.; Explain that you will soon announce a series of four short questions and you would like each person to contemplate and share their responses with a partner or small group.; When ready, ask the first question: Who are you?; Ask the second question: What are you? and allow time for sharing.. 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 Playmeo; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Playmeo.)
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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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