Sharing Withholds
This discussion exercise is something to try with a group at the end of a training workshop, team development session or even a learning class. Withholds are thoughts that we keep to ourselves. They...
View ArticleMatchstick Discussion
This can be used to place limits on dominant or over-eager speakers. It also encourages shy speakers to contribute. Each person is given the same number of matches (one to five matches depending on...
View ArticleParking Space
When delivering a workshop or meeting, sometimes your team have some great ideas which aren’t linked to your current topic or discussion but are worth considering at a later time. Instead of ignoring...
View ArticleTeam Meetings that Matter
In most cases, the best meetings are short meetings. One of the reasons most meetings get a bad rap is that they tend to drag on too long. That often happens when a few individuals monopolize the...
View ArticleClimate Checker
Climate checker is a quick and easy exercise used to find out how people feel about a particular topic or issue. This exercise is ideally suited for the start of a workshop or as part of a project team...
View ArticleUsing Questions Effectively
Questions, questions, questions! The ability to ask and answer questions is central to training and development. For more than 2,000 years (since the days of Socrates) the question has been an integral...
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