Difference between revisions of "Birthday Lineup"

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===Objectives===
 
===Objectives===
[[Category:Icebreakers/Warmups]] [[:Category:Icebreakers/Warmups| Icebreakers/Warmups]] |
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[[:Category:Icebreakers/Warmups| Icebreakers/Warmups]] |
[[Category:Communication]] [[:Category:Communication| Communication]]
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[[:Category:Communication| Communication]]
  
  
 
===Group Size===
 
===Group Size===
[[Category:Medium]][[:Category:Medium| Medium]] | [[Category:Large]] [[:Category:Large| Large]]
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[[:Category:Medium| Medium]] | [[:Category:Large| Large]]
  
===Materials===
 
  
===Set Up===
 
  
 
===Directions===
 
===Directions===
  
Instruct Group members to line up in order of their birthdays (by month and day) without talking.
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Instruct Group members to line up in order of their birthdays, without talking.
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* Note: Use birthday month and day, but not year, if the participants may feel sensitive about age.
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===Debrief===
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What was the experience like? How did you try to communicate? What made it work/not work? What could have been done differently? What did you learn about different people's styles?
  
 
===Variations===
 
===Variations===
 
* Blindfold some or all participants
 
* Blindfold some or all participants
* Use alternative criteria like middle name, age, etc. Or have them choose and animal and line up by size.
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* Use alternative criteria such as middle name (line up alphabetically), age . . . Or have each person choose an animal and all line up by the animals' sizes, smallest to largest.
 
* Line up in order of length of time with the company.
 
* Line up in order of length of time with the company.
* Note: in a many group settings you would want to use month/day but not year for the line up if people feel sensitive about age.
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[[Category:Icebreakers/Warmups]]
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[[Category:Communication]]
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[[Category:Medium]]
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[[Category:Large]]
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[[Category:Problem Solving]]
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[[Category:Collaboration]]
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[[Category:No Setup Necessary]]
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[[Category:No Materials Necessary]]

Latest revision as of 04:03, 16 December 2013

Objectives

Icebreakers/Warmups | Communication


Group Size

Medium | Large


Directions

Instruct Group members to line up in order of their birthdays, without talking.

  • Note: Use birthday month and day, but not year, if the participants may feel sensitive about age.

Debrief

What was the experience like? How did you try to communicate? What made it work/not work? What could have been done differently? What did you learn about different people's styles?

Variations

  • Blindfold some or all participants
  • Use alternative criteria such as middle name (line up alphabetically), age . . . Or have each person choose an animal and all line up by the animals' sizes, smallest to largest.
  • Line up in order of length of time with the company.