Circle of Thought

We did a Wizbangers workshop on the weekend and out of it came this activity. It is an idea that is fun and lively and gets things started off on an energentic foot.

Each partipant gets a piece of paper and a felt pen and draws a large circle in the middle of the paper then writes in it the theme of the workshop. For example - you might write in Leadership, or Communication or Attitude. Whatever works. Now ask each person to create six spokes coming from the main circle and write a word at the end of each spoke; a word that relates to the theme.

For example: Leadership - military, guidance, listener, age, caring, vision.
Then divide the group into small groups of three or four. Have each person take a turn and guess a word they think will be on the page of the person to their right. Repeat around and around the circle until you have worked through all the words.

Afterwards you can discuss which words were common to many groups, and which words stood alone. This is an exciting way to get people's ideas and opnions on the table and to find out how many are shared.