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Pratique

Aim

The idea of this check-in technique is to facilitate a collective intelligence session to allow participants to view themselves through out-of-the-box associations. E.g. through an animal, a place, a colour, a food/dish, a striking film or even a book. This more informal introduction facilitates the creation of an environment of trust.

Instructions

Time needed: 15 to 30 minutes

Key steps

As a facilitator, you invite each participant to write the symbolic element they choose to (re)introduce themselves on a sheet of paper. It can be an animal, a place, a colour, etc.

Each participant then has one minute to introduce themselves to the group using the chosen analogy.

The introduction is followed by a time to share the surprises that this information may have generated.

Tips and Advice

• You can opt for a variation of this technique by asking the group to guess the word written by the participant by asking questions he/she answers with Yes or No.
• Another variation is to put all the papers in a hat, draw one at random, and let the group guess who it belongs to.