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Name Game/Get to know each other
The tool lets participants feel each other better, guessing each other opinions on various topics. Can be used as a getting to know each other game or for building opinions, attitudes about any project topic.
Can be used as a getting to know each other game or for building opinions, attitudes about any project topic.
1. Prepare a list of various statements either of a personal character (e.g. My partner likes dancing; my partner is afraid of hight etc.) or as attitudes to some topic (e.g. for gender rights topic: My partner believes women should be present in politics; my partner thinks women should earn equal salaries to men etc.). - statements predicting "yes" or "no" answers.
2. Divide all participants in pairs, better by a lottery. Give a paper and a pen to each person.
3. Read slowly the list of statements, letting people to answer about themselves first.
3. Give another paper to each participant. Read the list of statements again, now asking to guess, how their partners would answer.
4. Ask the pairs to check their guesses and answers and let them discuss their findings in pairs.
5. Make a reflection in the whole group, asking to share:
a) if it was easy to guess about somebody else
b) if they felt judging others
c) if their answers were close to reality
d) if their answers were similar to their own opinions
e) if there was anything surprising during this activity
f) what they learned from this activity
g) what they would change in their attitude and behaviour towards other people after this experience
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http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/2814
This tool is for
Any age. Just adjust the questions accordingly.
and addresses
Group Dynamics
It is recommended for use in:
Youth Exchanges
Training and Networking
Materials needed:
Paper, pens
Duration:
ca 40 min including the reflection part
The tool was created by
Unknown.
(If you can claim authorship of this tool, please contact !)
The tool was created in the context of
TC "Forever Young", Daugavpils, Latvia, January 2020
The tool has been experimented in
TC "Forever Young", Daugavpils, Latvia, January 2020
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Kristina Castronovo (on 27 August 2020)
and last modified
23 March 2020
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