What This Game Teaches This exercise helps participants identify and use emotional moments to make their stories more memorable and impactful. Group Size Individuals or small groups Time 15–25 minutes Energy Level Low to Medium How to Play Ask participants to think of a real story they want to tell. Identify 2–3 key emotional moments within the story (joy, fear, surprise, embarrassment, etc.). Have participants expand those moments with sensory details and specific language.

What This Game Teaches This game builds collaboration, adaptability, and shared ownership of a story, while helping participants practice letting go of control. Group Size Pairs Time 5–15 minutes Energy Level Medium to High How to Play Two participants begin telling a story together, with one person starting. At any moment, either person can initiate a high-five. When the high-five happens, the other person immediately takes over the story. The story continues with control sh

Most people can tell you what happened in their lives, but not why it happened or what they learned from their experiences. They can describe their job change. Their move to a new city. Their difficult season. Their promotion. Their failure. Their fresh start. But ask the deeper questions and you open a new and interesting porta: What is your story really about? It’s not about a new job, apartment, or the experience itself. That is the surface story. The good stuff lies be