Does a Straight beat a Flush?

Objectives:

To stimulate a higher level of member participation in whole group discussions.

Procedure:

Some groups are reluctant to get involved in open discussions, specially if they are first time trainees, face a complex or threatening issue, or don't feel comfortable with the trainer yet. You can break the ice quickly, and stimulate broader (even competitive) group participation in response to your questions by simply following this method. Inform the group that they will have the opportunity to play one hand of poker at the end of each instruction module (or the end of the day). The person with the best overall poker hand will win some prize. One card will be given to each person every time they make a meaningful contribution to the discussion. Liberally reward participants with randomly drawn cards as they engage in discussion. Clarify the winning order of poker hands, and identify the best 5 card hand in the group.

Discussion Questions:

• What Impact did this technique have on your participation?
• Did this aid or interfere with your learning of the course material?

Materials: 2 or more decks of cards (depending on total number of participants & length of discussion)
Time: 5 minutes (to assess the best hands)

1. The I's Have It !
Objectives:

To illustrate how we tend to be more self-centered than we may have thought, and to demonstrate the importance of focusing on the other person.

Procedure:

After a discussion on inter-personal skills or any aspect of communication, casually mention that many of us forget about focusing on others and instead become somewhat self-centered, albeit not in a conscious way. With this in mind, ask the participants to find a partner and for the next 2 minutes, they will be allowed to talk about anything in the world they want to discuss. There is, however, one rule - THEY CANNOT USE THE WORD 'I'. They can do anything else they want; they just can't say I. After 2 minutes, call time out & lead the discussion.

Discussion Questions:

• How many of you were able to talk for those 2 minutes without using the pronoun 'I'?
• Why do so many of us have difficulty avoiding the use of 'I' in conversation?
• How do you feel when talking to (listening to) someone who starts every sentence with I?
• How can we phrase our communications to better focus on the other person?
• If you did not use the word 'I', what strategies did you use to avoid it? Could you do those things more often in your work (or social) environment?

Recent mover and shaker Moon Express wants to send a robotic spacecraft to the moon in 2015. CEO Bob Richards says that the MX-1 will use scientific instruments and sensors to study resources that are limited on Earth but "available in infinite quantities in space."

NPR reports that the coffee table-sized spacecraft, which was announced on Thursday at Autodesk University in Las Vegas, will use solar-power and hydrogen peroxide-based fuel to lower costs. Moon Express is currently trying for a $30 million Lunar X Prize from Google. The company has shown its interest in resources and mining before in its first partnership to build a telescope with the International Lunar Observatory Association to launch the ILO-X telescope to explore the Moon's south pole by 2015. [NPR via The Verge]

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