Shrinking islands
Explore how a group responds to a shrinking shared resource.
10 minutes · 8-10 people per playing group; larger sessions may split into groups
Use this activity in the Studio →Source timing: 10 minutes. The range above is given by the source. Source group guidance: 8-10 people. This describes the playing group, not a maximum attendance for the whole event.
Intention / Goal
Explore how a group responds to a shrinking shared resource.
Materials
Large paper sheet, Open floor space
Facilitator & access notes
The source version can involve substantial contact and weight-bearing. Keep out of automatic plans. Do not treat wheelchair access or bodily limits as obstacles to be overcome.
How to facilitate it
- Set a clear, stable paper area and explain that the group will try to fit within it.
- After a comfortable success, let everyone step off before reducing the area.
- Invite another attempt only if it is accessible and freely agreed.
- Finish before crowding requires climbing, standing on people or unsafe balance, then debrief cooperation.
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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