MyHero

Connecting participants on a more personal level through a sharing session about the favorite hero, based on a walk the board activity

Training category

Team collaboration,
communication,
leadership;
team management

Group size

with the whole group (individual presentation)

Duration

1-2 min/participant

Language

English, German, Romanian; Customizable to any other language

Description of MyHero activity

This self-introduction activity based on the metaphor of a hero allows participants to share their personal opinion on their favorite hero and thus to get to know each other better. Excellent option to create a connection within the group and to share unbiased points of view that can be related to the training’s topic.

Flow

Introduction

Introduce the activity to the participants and allow them to choose their favorite hero from the 6 characters presented on the board.

Work

Participants choose their hero and use their Colltrain avatar to mark their choice on the board.
Each participant presents to the group his choice and the reasons behind it.
Very often participants share hobbies, beliefs, values, personal traits, and preferences.

Debrief (suggested)

The facilitator may ask the following questions:
- What do you think of these common choices? What does this mean to you?
- Do you see any connection with the main topic of our discussion?
- Have you heard any ideas that are a good fit for yourself as well?

Variations

During the debrief, the facilitator may choose to make a transition to any topic related to inclusion, common values, productive beliefs, wellbeing, role models.