Workshop Exercise: Story Construct

Participants must generate a list of words to be used in a subsequent story. Once the words have been generated, they must assemble a story using as many of their words as possible.

This exercise highlights in a very visceral way, the fact that we often prioritize the "shiniest objects" - the elements of a project that are most visible. Whereas, in fact, success relies on a substantial amount of "behind the scenes" work - in the case of the exercise, itself, all the connector words "a," "the," "and," all punctuation. A cohesive story or project requires a remarkable amount of support work.

Performance Game: Acronym Acrobatics

Audience Members share acronyms and jargon in their world and then performers come up with completely original (and very incorrect) new definitions.

Virtual Exercise: Group Art

On a virtual whiteboard, the group is tasked with drawing an image together - all at the same time. In order to succeed, they must employ many of the skills of communication and collaboration that they have learned throughout the session.