Snowflake

Communication team-building activity to explore listening & diversity.

Snowflake

Communication team-building activity to explore listening & diversity.

Communication Team-Building Activity

This awesome group activity demonstrates how different people understand the same instructions in unique ways, building awareness about clear communication and valuing diversity. Snowflake is a communication team-building activity that creates meaningful discussions about team performance. It also builds a powerful metaphor that demonstrates how every person is unique and brings valuable perspectives.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

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Ask your group to sit comfortably on the floor or in chairs.
Distribute a sheet of paper to each person.
Holding the paper in their hands, invite each person to close their eyes until you ask them to open them again.
Announce a set of very clear instructions that you want everyone to follow.
No one is permitted to ask any questions.
Announce the following instructions, with short pauses between each one:
– FOLD YOUR PAPER IN HALF & KEEP IT FOLDED.
– TEAR OFF THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER.
– DISCARD THE TORN SECTION TO YOUR SIDE.
– FOLD YOUR PAPER IN HALF AGAIN & KEEP IT FOLDED.
– TEAR OFF THE TOP LEFT-HAND CORNER.
– DISCARD THE TORN SECTION.
– FOLD YOUR PAPER IN HALF AGAIN & KEEP IT FOLDED.
– TEAR OFF THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER.
– DISCARD THE TORN SECTION.
– FOLD YOUR PAPER IN HALF AGAIN & KEEP IT FOLDED.
– USING YOUR TEETH IF NECESSARY, TEAR OFF THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER.
– DISCARD THE TORN SECTION.
– FINALLY, FOLD YOUR PAPER IN HALF DIAGONALLY & PRESS ON FOLD AS BEST YOU CAN.
– YOU MAY NOW OPEN YOUR EYES.”
Invite your group to share with the group what they now observe.
Take a few minutes to debrief the exercise, exploring why every ‘snowflake’ looks different, and what this exercise says about communication, teamwork and valuing diversity.

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