Zoom-Sociometry

Field of application

Online exercise in video conference call

Getting to know each other

Activation

Finding similarities

Resume / Brief description

Target group

Students

Lecturers

Entrepreneurs

Colleagues of the same company or work team

Colleagues working in intercultural contexts

Professionals of different area

Group size

This exercise can involve a variable number of participants.

Objectives

The Animal Exercise has the objective

• To get an overview and impression of a group
• To do team building via similarities (same answers)
• To activate reflection of participants (questions related to the topic).

Requirements

Material

• (coloured) paper or sticky note or other (e.g. also own hand) to cover or uncover camera

Time

• Flexible
• usually 3-4 questions or 5-10 minutes

Implementation - Overview

1.       Preparation

• The moderator has prepared several questions to which the participants can answer with yes or no.
• The participants have something to cover or uncover their cameras.

2.       Roll-out

• The moderator reads out loud one questions after another
• The participants respond to the question by covering or uncovering their cameras:
  • If they can answer the question with "yes", they uncover their camera by taking away the paper or sticky note or other object
  • If they can answer the question with "no", they cover their camera with a paper or sticky note or other object.

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