Everyone takes turns to show some object, and talks about what it is, and how it represents them, or what it means to them.
How to do it
Ahead of the meeting, ask everyone to bring in something of theirs that represents them, or means something special to them. If you are meeting remotely, it can be an actual object, or an image that they can display on-screen. At the beginning of the meeting, ask everyone to take turns showing their Personal Artefact, and how it represents them, or what it means to them.
Variations
Collect all the objects (or images of the objects) ahead of time. At the beginning of the meeting, mix them all up and lay them out in the middle of the table (or common space of some sort), and ask everyone to write down who they think belongs to what. Then, get everyone to take turns selecting their Personal Artefact, and sharing how it represents them.
Everyone can keep score of which guesses they got right, and then share their scores at the end.
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