Taboo

Communicate with your team without saying the forbidden words

Min

Max

Ideal

Scale

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Player Interaction

Many vs. Many

Round

Game

Play

Facilitate

Easy

Customize

Easy

Mechanics:

Chance, Deduction, Improvisation, Limited Action, Observation, Presentation, Real-time, Simultaneous Action, Turn-based, Wordplay,

Dynamics:

Adaptability, Attention, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Listening, Public Speaking, Responsiveness, Self Advocacy, Strategy Development, Teamwork, Time Management,

HOW TO PLAY

Play Personalities

Joker, Explorer, Competitor, Director, Storyteller,

As a Physical Game

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As a Digital Game

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As an Opener

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As a Core Activity

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As a Closer

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FACILITATION TIPS

Buy / Access

Hasbro: https://shop.hasbro.com/en-us/product/taboo-game/304C0329-5056-9047-F5D1-8C8A886E0D35

DIY Notes:

VIEW SLIDES

Variations

> Customize the clue words and taboo words > Make the taboo words an image to further challenge clue-givers > Fishbowl, Password, Codenames (similar games)

Pulse Check

Q - Are people having fun — smiling, laughing, in deep thought?

Q - Does everyone seem open to keep playing? Are the disengaged able to be more engaged?

Q - Do you hear productive strategizing about how to improve process or results?

GUIDING QUESTIONS

How

Position the reflection around pathways and resources for accomplishing goals and future growth:

Q - How did the team organize itself around the rules and objectives?

Q - Did conflict or miscommunication affect the game? How might you address that for next time?

Q - Would more time, people, or resources have shifted the team's approach? How so?

Act

Position the reflection around the need to be in motion and see measurable progress:

Q - How did your team define success? What indicated you were on the right track?

Q - What game insights can you apply to better handle future times of crisis or uncertainty?

Q - Did this game give you any ideas about how to activate team skills and resources in new ways?