Brainstorming — various techniques Brainstorming

CONCENTRATION POINTS


Materials: None


Aims: Improvisation, movement


Procedure: Work in pairs or teams: use mime or short improvisations
Compare silence with noise, running with slow motion (really slow,
almost imperceptible).
running and leaping with slow motion, exuberance with
sorrow
old people - young people
tall people - short people
big (expansive and extrovert) - small (nervous and introvert)
floating - mud wallowing
sleek and darting - slow and ponderous
slow witted - quick witted
stiff person - loose person
rich - poor
strong - weak
industrious - lazy
taciturn person - chatterbox
Englishman - Frenchman
pompous person - friendly person
serious person - silly person
school teacher - school child
policeman - criminal
angel - devil
motorist - pedestrian
slow people - quick people


Variations: Development into improvisations: dealing with various situations; people might be involved in conversation,1etter writing, shopping


TRUST WALK


Who: Large Group


Where: Walking outside


Aids/Equipment: Blindfolds


Objectives: To develop group and individual trust
To communicate without words

Leaders Hints: Who is willing to trust the person in front of them? (step

confidently)
Who communicates with the people behind?


Instructions: 1. Everyone lines up in a single row behind the leader.(Group leaders should be spaced every couple of students to ensure they remain safe)
2. Each person puts on a blindfold.
3. Each person puts their hands on the shoulders of the one ahead of them. Explain that when they walk outside, if they need to step up the person in front will tap their right leg, and if they need to step down, the person in front will tap their left leg. They must do the same to the people behind them and pass the message along.
4. The leader leads the line outside and around the grounds.


Conclusion This activity can be used after contemplative reflection (Sunday morning) or towards the end of the camp, when people are more familiar with each other.