What are you doing
What are you doing is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- The first player answers something that has nothing to do with what he\ s hair, when asked what he\ m reading the newspaper".
- First player moves away, and the second player starts miming the activity stated by the previous player. A third player comes up to player 2, asks what he is doing, and so on.
- Play until everyone has mimed something, and has answered the question.
- 19 4 One person mimes an activity and the next person asks 'what are you doing' They then answer with a different activity that the asker then mimes.
- 8 9 In a circle Person 1 mimes an activity.
- 1502 110 This is a simple drama game in which participants take turns asking each other “What are you doing?” and acting out the various responses.
- Duration: Any Participants: Any by Erica Marx for Erica Marx Coaching Use Method Goal Warm up to
- CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.
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Prompts to use +
Play until everyone has mimed something, and has answered the question.
19 4 One person mimes an activity and the next person asks 'what are you doing' They then answer with a different activity that the asker then mimes.
1502 110 This is a simple drama game in which participants take turns asking each other “What are you doing?” and acting out the various responses.
Duration: Any Participants: Any by Erica Marx for Erica Marx Coaching Use Method Goal Warm up to
CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.
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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: What are you doing. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Play until everyone has mimed something, and has answered the question.; 19 4 One person mimes an activity and the next person asks 'what are you doing' They then answer with a different activity that the asker then mimes.; 1502 110 This is a simple drama game in which participants take turns asking each other “What are you doing?” and acting out the various responses.; Duration: Any Participants: Any by Erica Marx for Erica Marx Coaching Use Method Goal Warm up to. 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 Improv Encyclopedia; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (2 sources observed, including Improv Encyclopedia, SessionLab.)
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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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