Trust circle
Explore mutual trust through a physical support exercise.
10–15 minutes · 10 - 20 people per group
Use this activity in the Studio →Source timing: 10 - 15 minutes. The range above is given by the source. Source group guidance: 10 - 20 people per group. This describes the playing group, not a maximum attendance for the whole event.
Intention / Goal
Explore mutual trust through a physical support exercise.
Materials
Clear suitable floor space
Facilitator & access notes
The source involves a participant falling while a surrounding group catches them. This is not suitable for automatic planning, and this summary is not training in safe catching technique.
How to facilitate it
- Treat the published method as an advanced reference requiring competent facilitation and specific consent.
- Discuss an alternative that does not require falling, being caught or bearing another person’s weight.
- If a qualified facilitator chooses to run the physical version, use a deliberately agreed setup and stop whenever consent or safe support is uncertain.
- Reflect on trust without equating participation with bravery.
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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