Yarn and a Network
Use the visual representation of yarn yes, knitting yarn to show how your participants are connected in a vast netwonetworksrk that can be improved
How to run it
- 1RWH if you have already completed a People Science survey and analysis, this exercise is much easier and guaranteed for success
- Ask people to stand/sit in their current divisions/silos
- structure, pick a topic that will roughly equally divide the participants Ahead of time decide what connection points you are going to try to demonstrate and then illustrate
- As you bring up a new connection point, throw/pass the yarn between the people who share that connection point - with the original person still holding the start
- For example, if the connection point is an interest in sky diving, one sky diver starts, and other participants that share that interest will then catch the ball of yarn
- As you complete one round, use a new color to show how the network is structured differently with the
- Continue holding on to the first round's yarn
- Wrap up the yarn toss with the fun test starting with the group closest to the presenter, ask a very
- difficult question that they wouldn't be able to answer
- Ask them to throw the yarn to someone who they think could get an answer to it
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1RWH if you have already completed a People Science survey and analysis, this exercise is much easier and guaranteed for success
Ask people to stand/sit in their current divisions/silos
structure, pick a topic that will roughly equally divide the participants Ahead of time decide what connection points you are going to try to demonstrate and then illustrate
As you bring up a new connection point, throw/pass the yarn between the people who share that connection point - with the original person still holding the start
For example, if the connection point is an interest in sky diving, one sky diver starts, and other participants that share that interest will then catch the ball of yarn
As you complete one round, use a new color to show how the network is structured differently with the
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Yarn and a Network. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: 1RWH if you have already completed a People Science survey and analysis, this exercise is much easier and guaranteed for success; Ask people to stand/sit in their current divisions/silos; structure, pick a topic that will roughly equally divide the participants Ahead of time decide what connection points you are going to try to demonstrate and then illustrate; As you bring up a new connection point, throw/pass the yarn between the people who share that connection point - with the original person still holding the start. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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