Who Are We?
It’s ideal for events, workshops, or sessions where the goal is to create teams in a fun and dynamic way.
How to run it
- Ask each participant to draw a card from the container without looking at it right away.
- Tell the group they must find others who belong to the same category of items.
- For example, if the theme is “parts of a boat,” participants with cards like “sail,” “rudder,” and “hull” should group together.
- Each participant introduces themselves to others by saying: “I’m the ” after checking their card.
- If they believe they are in the same group, they pair up and continue looking for the rest of their team.
- Participants keep interacting until they believe they’ve found all their team members.
- Once together, they review their item theme to confirm if they belong together.
- The facilitator checks if the formed teams are correct.
- Each participant introduces themselves to others by saying: “I’m \ the \ ” after checking their card.
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Prompts to use +
Ask each participant to draw a card from the container without looking at it right away.
Tell the group they must find others who belong to the same category of items.
Each participant introduces themselves to others by saying: “I’m the ” after checking their card.
If they believe they are in the same group, they pair up and continue looking for the rest of their team.
Each participant introduces themselves to others by saying: “I’m \ the \ ” after checking their card.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Who Are We?. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask each participant to draw a card from the container without looking at it right away.; Tell the group they must find others who belong to the same category of items.; Each participant introduces themselves to others by saying: “I’m the ” after checking their card.; If they believe they are in the same group, they pair up and continue looking for the rest of their team.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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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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