Personal object game
Learn about one another through the meaning of an everyday object.
5–40 minutes · 5–20 people · 5 - 20 people
Use this activity in the Studio →Source timing: 1 –2 minutes per person. Planning range is an estimate; adapt it to the actual group. Source group guidance: 5 - 20 people.
Intention / Goal
Learn about one another through the meaning of an everyday object.
Materials
Large paper, Markers, Participants’ chosen objects
Facilitator & access notes
People may use an ordinary object, describe one without bringing it, or pass. Do not demand something intimate or valuable.
How to facilitate it
- Invite people to choose an object they are comfortable talking about.
- Place it briefly on a shared sheet and trace its outline, then return it to its owner.
- Take turns selecting an outline and inviting the owner to tell its story.
Reflection prompts
- Notice: What did this activity reveal about how we work together?
- Carry forward: What would you like to try next?
Credit & lineage
Seeds for Change (documented version; original creator not established).
Concise original Playformation facilitator wording based on the Seeds for Change guide. Consent/access alternatives and estimated planning defaults are identified; this is not a claim of original authorship.
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