Your image in the group
Lana
Interkultura Exercises
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AIM – introductions/group building This tool is for groups with up to 30 pax., no age limit Materials needed: A3 paper per participant, images cut from magazines, thin markers, tape Duration: 30 minutes The participants are given 15 minutes to talk to their neighbours and prepare for them a Superhero Academy student card containing: - the image that represents them best as persons - personal data (name, organisation, country) - answers to a specific question: Why you decided to come to this seminar? Then they need to present to the group which image they chose and what is the motivation of the person to come to the seminar. 15’ (round) Expected outcome: The participants will need to think about what kind of a first impression/image they got of their peers, they will get to know each other better and they will practice speaking in front of a group. At the same time the “student cards” will stay as reminders on the wall throughout the week. They will also be only the first peace of a puzzle about the image of each individual participant. THE EXPECTATIONS-CONTRIBUTIONS-FEARS TREE Activity's description (step by step) The trainer introduces the activity. Participants are split into groups of three or four trying to mix themselves. (5 min) Participants have to draw a tree on a flip-chart and then choose where to write and what to write about their expectations, contributions and fears on the meeting in a cooperative process. (15 min) Each group present their tree. (10 min) Debriefing Materials: Room, chairs, flip-charts, coloured pens, post-it
Programme Flow to introduce participants in an interactive way to the programme Materials needed: Giant programme and Giant days papers shaped in form of an arrow enough space Duration: 30 minutes Instruction: Usually programme is distributed in form of a grid to the participants. For this exercise put each session on an A4 Paper and spread it over the floor in the shape of a river. Stand with the participants at the beginning of your programme and slowly move with them through the programme explaining what the different session aim at. When you arrived at the end of the journey ask them some questions like: 路 What are the sessions which attract you most? 路 What are the sessions which attract you least? 路 What are the questions you would like to get clarified more? Participants should move to the corresponding sessions. You might want to ask them to explain their choice. You can also prepare small arrows on which participants can write their potential contributions or their requests to the programme. This way you get aware of resources you have in the group or which points you should take care of to tackle during the sessions. Try to find space in your plenary room to stick the programme flow on the wall in order to have it visible throughout the week. Animal Round-up Energizer Material Needed: None Time Required: 10 minutes Group Size: 5-50 Purpose: Physical energizer 1. Tell group members to silently think of their favorite animal. 2. Then tell group members that without talking, they need to arrange themselves from largest to smallest animals. 3. Group members can only make gestures and the noise of their animal. 4. After they have finished, have group members go around and say the animal they were supposed to be to see if it was accurate. END GAME This can be a very a quick way of getting feedback. The more rounds you do the more feedback you get. Complexity: Level 1 Group size: Any Time: 3 or 4 minutes Instructions 1. Tell people to sit in a circle. 2. Remind them briefly about what they have been doing. 3. Choose one of the pairs of statements below. 4. Go round the circle, ask each person in turn to complete their statement. No comments or discussion are allowed. 5. Do further rounds if you have time or if you want to get further feedback. Examples of statements: The best thing about the activity was.... And the worst was.... The most interesting thing was..... The most boring thing was... What I resented most is... What I appreciated most is... The funniest thing... The most serious thing... I would have liked more of ... and less of... The thing I enjoyed doing most ... the thing that I least liked doing... I felt most confident doing .... I felt least confident doing ...