Stone Metaphor - Ice Breakers & Group Team-building Tasks
Courtesy of Alf Grigg
Purpose
- To introduce the idea of individual and equality of opportunities.
Equipment
- Different stones for everyone in the group
Process
Each
person in the group takes a stone from a bag or box. You ask them to look at the stone, to
discover all special details, to touch the stone and to even give the stone a
name.
After
a few minutes of bonding with their stones, collect all the stones in a
container. Then spread all the stones on
the floor. Ask the participants to select
their own stone. If somebody cannot
identify his/her stone, they can wait until all others have picked their stone
and then try again to identify their own stone.
Debriefing
Most important is the debriefing. Ask what are the parallels between the
exercise with stones and the differences between people? Are all stones the same? Are the differences between stones
important? What does this say about
stereotypes between groups pf people?