Definition Point Circle

Purpose

Knowing when to stop making definitions.

How it is done

Half of your players stand in a circle, the other half stands in the middle with eyes closed. Choose an arbitrary location, e.g. a bank.

Each outer player adds an element of his picture of the location to the shared picture. E.g. "expensive wall-to-wall-carpet", "clerks in stiff suits", "a poster which advertises a savings plan", "potted plants in hydroculture", "a bank-robber with a mask".

The inner players give feedback. They have gestures for:

Enough: I have a complete mental picture of the place.

Irrelevant: This feature did not contribute anything.

Contradiction: This feature does not fit into my mental image (e.g. the mental image was that of a sleepy, boring day at the small-town bank, and the bank-robber just does not fit in).

(from a workshop by Gunter Loesel)