Walk in the Park
Walking especially out in nature can energize any group of people and increase brain activity by up to 20% intentionally having the right people walk together can transform your gathering
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- Walking amongst nature or even looking at nature pictures can improve work by 20% test scores KWWS // /01/memory-improved-20-by-nature-walk.php Conclusion take breaks outside, not looking down at your dumb phone Put participants into people science groups or in simple pairs or triplets
- Participants are asked to leave the gathering space for a set amount of time preferably outdoors and
- reflect on the problem at hand as they would if they were taking a walk in the park
- It is no problem to assign no work during these walks as well Before asking participants to leave, have them ponder a specific question that they will be asked to
- answer upon their return Need evidence that it works?
- Read the Stanford study on walking and creativity
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Walking amongst nature or even looking at nature pictures can improve work by 20% test scores KWWS // /01/memory-improved-20-by-nature-walk.php Conclusion take breaks outside, not looking down at your dumb phone Put participants into people science groups or in simple pairs or triplets
Participants are asked to leave the gathering space for a set amount of time preferably outdoors and
reflect on the problem at hand as they would if they were taking a walk in the park
It is no problem to assign no work during these walks as well Before asking participants to leave, have them ponder a specific question that they will be asked to
answer upon their return Need evidence that it works?
Read the Stanford study on walking and creativity
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Walk in the Park. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Walking amongst nature or even looking at nature pictures can improve work by 20% test scores KWWS // /01/memory-improved-20-by-nature-walk.php Conclusion take breaks outside, not looking down at your dumb phone Put participants into people science groups or in simple pairs or triplets; Participants are asked to leave the gathering space for a set amount of time preferably outdoors and; reflect on the problem at hand as they would if they were taking a walk in the park; It is no problem to assign no work during these walks as well Before asking participants to leave, have them ponder a specific question that they will be asked to. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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