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Relationship Mapping

Watch Your Back Tag

The object of the game is to tag as many people as you can without getting tagged yourself If you do get tagged you take a mental picture of who tagged you and then drop one knee and freeze.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Low 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. The object of the game is to tag as many people as you can without getting tagged yourself
  2. If you do get tagged you take a mental picture of who tagged you and then drop one knee and freeze.
  3. When the individual who tagged you gets tagged you can get up and start tagging again.
  4. Players must be honest if you get tagged to stop and take a knee.
  5. The object of the game is to tag as many people as you can without getting tagged yourself If you do get tagged you take a mental picture of who tagged you and then drop one knee and freeze.
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Prompts to use +

If you do get tagged you take a mental picture of who tagged you and then drop one knee and freeze.

When the individual who tagged you gets tagged you can get up and start tagging again.

Players must be honest if you get tagged to stop and take a knee.

The object of the game is to tag as many people as you can without getting tagged yourself If you do get tagged you take a mental picture of who tagged you and then drop one knee and freeze.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Watch Your Back Tag. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: If you do get tagged you take a mental picture of who tagged you and then drop one knee and freeze.; When the individual who tagged you gets tagged you can get up and start tagging again.; Players must be honest if you get tagged to stop and take a knee.; The object of the game is to tag as many people as you can without getting tagged yourself If you do get tagged you take a mental picture of who tagged you and then drop one knee and freeze.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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