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ReZOOM the Order (Face-to-Face & Virtual)

3/18/2021

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Before the video conferencing platform ZOOM became a household word, there was ZOOM - the book by Istvan Banyai. I included a short historical reference in my book, Portable Teambuilding Activities (2015) about how the pages of ZOOM were used as a communication-focused team building activity as far back as 1999. More recently, I included two different FUNdoing Blog posts about using ZOOM Basics and ZOOM On the Spot (including a video). 
Recently I was working on the sequential one-page answer sheet to Banyai's followup to ZOOM, ReZOOM. A single page answer sheet is nice to have along with the picture pages for quick reference to the answer (and a quick check to see if any pages are missing before leading the activity). I've included this PDF for you below. (If you haven't (book) ZOOMed yet, be sure to read the ZOOM Basics post linked above before reading the new variations I'm presenting below.) 
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New Ideas for ReZOOM & ZOOM

During my construction of the ReZOOM answer page (link below), a couple of ideas floated into my awareness - happens a lot, for better or worse! One is a small group ZOOMer (emanated, no doubt, from the last FUNdoing Blog post on Small Group Activities) and another is a virtual idea.
ZOOMing from Memory (with small groups)
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​​I have yet to try ZfM, so this is an idea in the making (help me out with the details). I'd say 5 to 8 participants. You'll need one ReZOOM (or ZOOM) page for each participant. For example, if you have 6 people, 6 sequential pages from the book. (I'm staying with sequential pages at this time.) You'll need an activity spot (or a chair) for each person. Set the chairs out in a nice big circle. Shuffle up the ZOOM pages and put one, picture-side down, on the top of each spot/chair (like the diagram shows). ​
Initially, ask each participant to stand behind a chair, pick up the picture (ZOOM) page on their chair, look at it for 30 seconds and then place it back, picture-side down, on their chair. Then, have the group form a small circle inside the circle of chairs (as show in the diagram) - each person is standing about 10 feet in front of her/his chair. Tell the group that all the pictures in their set create a sequential storyline. At the moment the storyline is out of order. Their task is to put the pictures in sequential storyline order.

RULES (so far): 
  • Participants may only talk to each other when they are standing together in the center circle - we'll call this the 'talking circle'.
  • Each person may look at her/his picture page 6 times during the activity - we'll call this, 'data gathering'.
  • No more than 2 people may look at their picture page at one time. 
  • Picture pages may not be shown to anyone - only verbal descriptions can be used. 
  • Only 2 people are allowed to swap picture spots (activity spot or chair) at a time. This swapping must take place moving around the outside of the spots/chairs. Participants then take their new spots in the talking circle (in front of her/his picture page). 
  • Once all participants have used up their 6 data gathering turns or time allowed is up (e.g., 20 minutes), picture pages may be adjusted, but not looked at, for another few minutes if needed. 
  • When everyone agrees, reveal the pages in order to see the result. 
The main dynamic I'm going for here is listening and talking. Depending on how they use their data gathering turns and talking circle time, who will be able to listen to what is being shared while trying to remember her/his picture page data (description).
Out of Order (virtual idea) 
This idea involves creating a Slide (the one above was created in Google Slides) like the one at the header of this post. I took (pictures of) 6 sequential pages from ReZOOM and then placed them on the Slide out of order. When I lead this activity, I'll share my ZOOM (video conferencing platform) screen with this opening Slide: 
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I will explain to the group that they will be placed into Breakout Rooms of 4 to 5 people after they initially get to look at the 6 pictures for 30-seconds. Then, they will have 90-seconds in their Breakout Rooms to discuss the Task with their group. After 90-seconds everyone will return (forced-return) to the main room to look at the 6 pictures again for 30-seconds. Then, 90-seconds in Breakout Rooms again with their group. These 30/90-seconds cycles will go on as long as needed until one group claims they have an answer.

After an answer is reached by at least one group (I'll be asking when participants returns to the main room), one more cycle is completed - 30-seconds with the pictures, 90-seconds in Breakout Rooms. All groups are asked to come back with their numerical answer after this last 90-seconds. 

Based on the way the Task Slide is worded, there are two possible answers - whether pictures are ZOOMing in or out. I've created Slides with both possible answers. My guess is, depending on how each person is decoding the pictures, there could be some miscommunication and problem-solving that needs to take place before arriving at an answer. 

All Beta testing at this point.

If you get the opportunity to try either of these ZOOMs, let us know how it goes! Leave a Comment below. 

All the best, 

Chris Cavert, Ed.D. 
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Small Group Team Building: Mini FUNdoing Blog Index, Vol. 1

3/5/2021

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One question I'm asked a lot (most recently by Dawn C.), is about what team building activities can be done with small groups - always accompanied with, "Is there a good book I can purchase?" Cutting to the chase, I don't know of a 'team-building-focused' book that is specifically written for small-group work (this would be a useful resource if someone put it out there!!). However, as you might already know, there are lots of good small-group activities scattered among the plethora of team building activity books available to us. 

A way I can help answer this question right now is to share some of the team building activities already posted here at the FUNdoing Blog, ones that can be done with smaller groups. They will be posted in this one, and other, 'mini-indexes' initially and then end up in the Master FUNdoing Blog Index I'm working on as we speak. A 'Small Group Activities' Category has also been added to the Categories located in the right sidebar of this blog in order to include new small group activities posted in the future. 

As always, we would love to hear about your favorite small group activities. Leave a Comment below.

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​Small Group Activities: Mini-Index Volume #1:
Flip Flop Towers - (Video Included) I've used this one successfully with (middle school age and older) groups of two to four. Multiple groups can play at the same time. Each group needs a set of 30 Plastic (e.g., Solo) Cups. Great for working on the 'Success/Failure' paradigm, taking risks and process improvement.

​Word Circle Puzzles - 'Puzzles' of all kinds are nice small group team building activities. The link here takes you to the basic idea of Word Circle Puzzles - including several puzzles to start with. Use the Search feature at the top of this blog page - type in Word Circle Puzzles - to access LOADS of free Circle Puzzles. For a more challenging version of Circle Puzzles, go to the free (and first) print-n-play Picture Word Circle Puzzle. (You can also pick up the Word & Picture Word Circle Puzzles Print-N-Play Kits at the FUNdoing Store. The Word Circle Puzzles Starter Kit has 12 Presentation Ideas and over a dozen puzzles to print and use right away. There is also an Assets Package from a Virtual Circle Puzzles training I presented - How to use Circle Puzzles in virtual settings.) 

Play Time Puzzle Cards - Here's another easy puzzle to present to small groups. This one takes a lot of collective wisdom to get through.

​Team Building Cards - Here is a (print-n-play) set of 24 team building behavior cards that can be used with small groups to prompt conversations about, well....team building. They can help a group create norms for themselves, solve a current problem or bring to light new behaviors they might want to incorporate. The cards can be brought out any time some team thinking will be useful. 

​Box Cards - All you need is a deck of cards and at least two players. It's a timed challenge that I've done with fourth graders and older. Lots of communication and planning. Then, process improvement through compromise and practice. 

The Big Question - This one is a community building activity for any size group. In most cases, when I'm working with a large group, I divide them into smaller sub-groups of two to five people. Each group can be handed a list of Big Questions to talk through or all the sub-groups can be given (verbally) a Big Question to discuss for a certain amount of time - say, three minutes. After every three minutes (in either variation) stop to let sub-groups report out some memorable findings. There are question suggestions in the post, or, of course, create Big Questions relevant to your particular group(s). 
I hope this initial list is useful. Please share a small-group favorite of your own - add it into the Comments below to grow our list. And, there's at least one more mini-index on the way - maybe more. 

All the best, 

Chris Cavert, Ed.D. 

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