Get everyone to ”˜upload’ a sticky note of themselves on a large piece of paper or a whiteboard, and then draw lines to form connections amongst the sticky notes. Always fun and insightful!

How to do it

Make sure everyone has a marker and sticky notes. Give them 3 minutes to draw themselves on a sticky note, and write two things about themselves on it as well. Once they’re done, ask them to ”˜upload’ themselves to a large piece of paper (or whiteboard).

Then, give everyone some time (5 to 10 minutes depending on the size of your group), to read all the sticky notes, and draw lines from their own sticky note to anyone else’s where there is some sort of similarity or connection. The messier the better!

Variations

This is a fantastic co-creative piece to use at meetups and conferences. Just keep a pile of markers and sticky notes next to a large piece of paper up on a wall near the entry way, seed it with a few sticky notes so that people feel more confident about what to do... and then watch the Low Tech Social Network grow over time!

Source: Gamestorming