Paper Stone Stacking

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Have you played this activity? What worked, what didn't work? What type of group? Do you have useful advice for other users? Do you know a fun variation?

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   Matthiaslauwers85 April 22, 2025

   Hi!
   What happens with the goals that were written on the papers? It seems that reaching the tower is the goal but nothing happens after that?

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     Mark Collard April 22, 2025

     We suggest you invite your group to reflect on the process of building their paper towers. Refer to the Reflection Tips tab for some useful questions to get started. Focus on resilience, determination, goals, patience, etc.
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   chaim5522 February 11, 2025

   I was looking for an activity that only involved paper, so I checked this game out. I had come across it a few times before but never really paid attention – paper stacking didn’t seem interesting to me… but wow!
   What a surprise. It’s an amazing game!

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     Mark Collard February 11, 2025

     I get it Chaim, I feel the same way about certain activities I have already made my mind up about. So glad to hear you enjoyed this one. It’s one of my faves too.
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   jeWElle de Mesa August 15, 2023

   hey, kyle! what made you smile today?

   for me it was seeing how super adaptable this activity is. thank you for sharing.

   i can also see this used for debriefing, with specific prompts

   for team building, might be worth exploring how we can combine each others paper stones, stack them and see the combined result – shared dreams, aspirations, insights, et al

   for continuity, and use for a later activity – i am excited to try combining all the papers, and convert/transform it into a bigger ‘ball of dreams’, that we can pass on to each other (like the snowball toss or group juggle).

   thaaaaanks again!

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     Kyle Price September 14, 2023

     I love these ideas! It really is a versatile activity. If you’re in an outdoor setting that allows it, cairn stacking can be a powerful mindfulness activity too!
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     jeWElle de Mesa September 15, 2023

     noiiiiice! thanks for this, kyle. love the metaphor of ‘stacking’ for a range of topics – time management, to-do lists, annnnnd as you mentioned, mindfulness.

     wondering how we could combine the stones and papers – maybe each paper has a prompt/question/quote/anything that invites reflection?

     also thinking about stacking and ‘re-stacking’, and how this might link to the importance of trying things out (among other insights)?
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     jeWElle de Mesa September 18, 2023

     ‘combine the stones and papers’ – each stone gets wrapped in a piece of paper (with insights or other written content), then stacked.

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   Kyle Price July 7, 2023

   Hey everyone! This is an activity I created. I’d love to hear what you think!

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