Add@Me Learning Methods (EN)


Title: Speed date
Summary:

Participants have blindfolds on their eyes. They sit in two equally numbered circles, two circles facing each other. They greet each other. Then, they do what the facilitator tells them to do.

It can be e.g., shake your hand, say what you ate for the breakfast, say a compliment, your favourite item, your favourite animal, or more complex: “My first impression, when I saw you……”, “From this group I expect…”, "What I would do if I had won a billion euros…”, “My biggest success ….” “My hidden talent is ….” After each task, people from one circle change a place – they move to one place on their right or left side.

If the blind facilitator is not accompagnied by a sighted assistant, he/she should ask the participants to be his/her assistants, in turn (one after another), as some help of the sighted person might be needed, while the participants will change places (they might need some help).

Objectives: breaking the ice, getting to know each other
Materials / Equipment needed: Chairs in an appropriate space (indoor or outdoor); blindfolds for participants
Group size: Any size (4 minimum)
Duration: 25 minutes
Step-by-step instructions: The steps and rules are explained in the summary.
Reflection and evaluation questions: After the game the participants share their reflexions and feelings: how it was to take part in this exercise without seeing each other? Was their perception in their opinion different than if they did not have the blindfolds? What was helpful? What about their comfort / well-being? What did they like the most? What did they dislike the most? Etc
Possible risk factors: Some participants can feel very uncomfortable with the blindfolds for different reasons - their refusal of using it should be accepted.
Variations:

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