Looking at five geometric shapes - Ice Breakers & Group Team-building Tasks

Concern

• Getting participant to understand working in a group
  

Equipment

• Flip chart paper with the following 5 shapes drawn: square, triangle, rectangle, circle and a squiggly line
  

Process

Participants are given five seconds to choose one shape that defines their leadership style. The participants are then divided into groups based on the shape they chose. Groups are then asked to discuss and record why they chose that particular shape.
The groups share their ideas in turn with the whole group. The facilitator then relates to the Geo-Metric Psych Theory. Square represents a person who is administrative. Triangle represents a person task oriented. Rectangle represents a person who goes one direction today and another direction tomorrow. The circle represents someone concerned about the people in the group. The squiggly line represents a creative person. Discussion, "How would the shapes look in a ideal group?" In what situation would a shape need to dominate?"

Debriefing

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