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Tool 8: Time lines
Learning objectives
This tool helps team members get to know one another and to appreciate the diversity of their backgrounds, cultures and skills
It also helps team members understand each other’s values and motivation.
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Overall time required |
40 minutes |
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Group size |
10 + |
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Relevant Trust criteria |
Competence, Reciprocity, Accessibility, Predictability |
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Resources required |
Flip-chart paper and assorted coloured marker pens Masking tape or scotch tape Copies of the 10 criteria for trust |
Facilitation tips
When using this tool remember the following:
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How it works
1. Draw each of the three ‘time lines’ on a separate large sheet of paper (or 2 flip chart papers joined together). The three time lines represent:
- The participants’ personal lives (including family)
- Their working lives
- Their understanding of key events in the outside world.
2. Place the three sheets with the time lines either on the floor or in separate parts of the room, or on separate walls.
3. Each time line should be drawn to the same scale, with marked ten-year intervals on a long horizontal line in the middle. The start date should be around the birth date of the oldest participant and the finish date should be ten years into the future.
4. Each sheet should be headed with one of the following:
- Important Events in My Life
- My Working Life
- The Wider World
5. Explain to the participants that they need to think of two or three important events in their lives (past or future) for each of these areas: their personal life, their working life, and in the wider world.
6. They need to go and represent these events by drawing a picture/sketch on the relevant timeline.
7. Give them 15 minutes to draw, and once they have finished, ask everyone to walk around to have a quick look at what others have drawn.
8. Get the whole group to gather around the first timeline and start a discussion on the drawings. You can also ask some of the participants to explain their drawings. Repeat with each timeline.
9. Once you have done this for the 3 timelines, ask the group to reflect on and discuss any noticeable:
- Similarities
- Differences
- Learning about shared values within the team
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