1. THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE SECRET – DON’T LET YOUR PARTNER SEE THEM!
Exercise 2 – Labels and Unpacking Them
Blue Partner
Goals
Identifyingandunpackinglabels.
Building Phase (Time: 10 minutes)
Buildsomethingthatisveryornate – for example aplayground.Addlotsof decorationanduse alotof
ornamental bricks.
Feedback Phase (Time: 10 minutes)
1) Introduce Your Creation
Take a minute todescribe whatyou’ve builttoyourpartner,and letthemdothe same. You will be offering
feedbackfirst.
2) Offer Feedback
Your partner’screationwill be veryplain.Use Evaluationtocritique itsplainness,makingsure toinclude a
label.Here’ssome suggestedlabels togetyoustarted:
Plain
Ordinary
Boring
Functional
3) Receive Feedback
Whenyour partnergivesyoufeedback,askforclarificationontheirlabels.Asanexample:“Whatdidyou
meanby ornamental?”
Keepaskinguntil youfeel you’ve gottenthroughtheirinterpretationtotheirdata.Thenrestate your
partner’sposition,askingthemif youunderstanditcorrectly.
4) Repeat
Repeatthe exercise asmanytimesasyouwant,choosingdifferentlabels,untilyoufeelcomfortable asking
questionstounpacka label.