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CategoryGame
PublishedJul 1st, 2017

culture

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Summary

This game is designed to allow participants to experience and reflect on what it's like when two cultures merge.

Materials

Large Dice, of two colours - 1 of each colour per table
Tokens or chips - 20 per player
Beakers / Cups to hold the cups - 1 per player

Preparation

Print copies of the handouts - one per table
You need 3 - 4 tables depending on the amount of people. Tables should be separated enough so that the team can sit and move around them.
Place one of each dice on each table
Place all of the chips in a bowl, or suitable accessible container along side the cups

Welcome

As participants arrive, ask them to take a cup and 20 chips and to take a seat around one of the tables.

FAMILIARISE

INSTRUCTIONS

We’re going to play a simple game.
One of you will be the dice roller
When the dice land, everyone else must perform an appropriate action. The slowest to react and perform the action must give some chips to the dice roller.
The number of chips due is defined by the number on the die
The person to the left of the dice roller, is now the dice roller.
If you are out of chips, you are out of the game until it’s your turn to be the dice roller.

HANDOUT

Give each table their specific instructions

INSTRUCTIONS

In 8 or 9 minutes I will take back the instructions
You have until then learn the actions and practice the game before we play it for real. Go!

TIMEBOX

10 mins

ROUND ONE

FACILITATION

Take the instructions back so that no one can see them anymore

INSTRUCTIONS

Ok reset your chips to 20 each
One last rule: from this point onwards, you may no longer talk!
You have 10 mins.
Go

TIMEBOX

10 mins

ROUND TWO

INSTRUCTIONS

O.K. Winners, move to the next table, clock wise
Let’s play another round

TIMEBOX

10 mins

ROUND THREE

INSTRUCTIONS

O.K. Winners, move to the next table, clock wise
Let’s play another round

TIMEBOX

10 mins

VIDEO

REFLECTION

Who were the winners from round 1?
- What was it like to join a new table in round 2?
- How welcome did you feel?
- In round 2, what was it like when a new player joined your tables?
- How did you feel about that person?
Who were the winners from round 2?
- Did you approach changing teams in round 3 differently?
- When someone joined your table in round 3, did you do anything differently?
- What could you have done differently?

DEBRIEF

Merging cultures is hard, requiring focused and dedicated effort
People will naturally assume that elements of their previous culture are true for one that they are joining
Some cultural rules will be common, whereas others will be completely different
Culture, and the rule systems supporting it are often entirely implicit to those within the culture
When we make elements of culture explicit and visual, the effort required to join is radically reduced

Reaction

CategoryGame
PublishedJul 1st, 2017

culture

learning

attention

Summary

This game is designed to allow participants to experience and reflect on what it's like when two cultures merge.

Materials

Large Dice, of two colours - 1 of each colour per table
Tokens or chips - 20 per player
Beakers / Cups to hold the cups - 1 per player

Preparation

Print copies of the handouts - one per table
You need 3 - 4 tables depending on the amount of people. Tables should be separated enough so that the team can sit and move around them.
Place one of each dice on each table
Place all of the chips in a bowl, or suitable accessible container along side the cups

Welcome

As participants arrive, ask them to take a cup and 20 chips and to take a seat around one of the tables.

FAMILIARISE

INSTRUCTIONS

We’re going to play a simple game.
One of you will be the dice roller
When the dice land, everyone else must perform an appropriate action. The slowest to react and perform the action must give some chips to the dice roller.
The number of chips due is defined by the number on the die
The person to the left of the dice roller, is now the dice roller.
If you are out of chips, you are out of the game until it’s your turn to be the dice roller.

HANDOUT

Give each table their specific instructions

INSTRUCTIONS

In 8 or 9 minutes I will take back the instructions
You have until then learn the actions and practice the game before we play it for real. Go!

TIMEBOX

10 mins

ROUND ONE

FACILITATION

Take the instructions back so that no one can see them anymore

INSTRUCTIONS

Ok reset your chips to 20 each
One last rule: from this point onwards, you may no longer talk!
You have 10 mins.
Go

TIMEBOX

10 mins

ROUND TWO

INSTRUCTIONS

O.K. Winners, move to the next table, clock wise
Let’s play another round

TIMEBOX

10 mins

ROUND THREE

INSTRUCTIONS

O.K. Winners, move to the next table, clock wise
Let’s play another round

TIMEBOX

10 mins

VIDEO

REFLECTION

Who were the winners from round 1?
- What was it like to join a new table in round 2?
- How welcome did you feel?
- In round 2, what was it like when a new player joined your tables?
- How did you feel about that person?
Who were the winners from round 2?
- Did you approach changing teams in round 3 differently?
- When someone joined your table in round 3, did you do anything differently?
- What could you have done differently?

DEBRIEF

Merging cultures is hard, requiring focused and dedicated effort
People will naturally assume that elements of their previous culture are true for one that they are joining
Some cultural rules will be common, whereas others will be completely different
Culture, and the rule systems supporting it are often entirely implicit to those within the culture
When we make elements of culture explicit and visual, the effort required to join is radically reduced