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Debriefing Activities

What You Say

Type of Activity:  Processing Props Needed:  A Jumbo deck of playing cards, Playing cards, primarily non-face cards, and those between one (ace) and five, are

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Walk a Mile In Your Shoes

Type of Activity:  Processing / Perspective building Props Needed:  The shoes on your feet! Kim Kickert shared this activity during a recent processing workshop.  Thanks

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Vortex with a Twist

Type of Activity:  Frontloading and Processing Props Needed:  None Set Up:  Need enough room to form a circle with your group. Ask the group to

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Tool Cards

Tool Cards Type of Activity: Processing/Metaphors Set Up: Little required. Depending on the use of the activity, you will probably want to have the cards spread

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Treasure Chest

Treasure Chest Type of Activity: Processing/Metaphors Set Up: Lay out all of your items in front of your treasure chest. Props Needed: A treasure chest,

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Virtual Postcards

Type of Activity:  Frontloading and Processing Props Needed:  None Set Up:  Need “sitting around” space. Works well with 6 to 25 participants for 15 to

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Talking Stick

Type of Activity:  Processing Tool Props Needed:  The actual prop needed for a Talking Stick can be literally anything you want it to be.  It

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Thought Balloons

Type of Activity:  Processing, Thought Sharing Props Needed: large comic strip panels with blank thought balloons, or real balloons, or cardboard cutouts of thought balloons

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Step Into the Circle

Step Up, Speak Up, Step Back Type of Activity:  Processing Props Needed:  A large circle, drawn with sidewalk chalk, or with a long rope. If

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Talking Knot

Type of Activity:  Processing, Closing Activity Props Needed:  1-50 foot rope for small groups.  2-50 foot ropes tied together for large groups. Set Up:  Tie

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Rx Debrief

Type of Activity:  Processing Props Needed:  Prescription Postcards & writing utensils for each participant Concept:  The prescription is one of the most important therapeutic transactions

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Soul of Sole II

  Type of Activity:  Processing This creative processing activity uses the dominant wear patterns on a participant’s shoes.  Concept:  Having participants answer different processing questions

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Random Ricochet

Type of Activity:  Processing, Energizer Props Needed:  One ricochet ball and a hard surface. Concept:  A creative way to randomly select the next person to

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Plus / Delta

What’s Good, What needs Improvement Type of Activity: Processing Props Needed:  A flipchart and markers can be helpful. Here is a simple and straightforward processing

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Pocket Medic Debrief

Type of Activity:  Debriefing Tool,  Great for Therapeutic groups. Props Needed:  Pocket Medic and supplies Set-Up: Pull out your Pocket Doc and lay out all

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Puzzles

Type of Activity:  Processing Props Needed:  There are several types of blank puzzles out there that you can use, all described below. Puzzles can be

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Pencil That Never Lies

Every Word is the Truth Type of Activity:  Processing, Trust through Truth For many professionals, a yearly performance appraisal is a yearly lesson in humility. 

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Partner Watch

Feedback from another participant Type of Activity:  Processing Many corporations encourage mentoring, coaching, 360-degree feedback sessions, and other forms of job-related and performance feedback.  In

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