The Question Of The Day Game
The question of the day is a simple opening and/or closing exercise that invites your group to reflect on different topics. There is very little prep other than considering a list of questions you could ask in advance of your group gathering.
The key to the magic is your discipline to ask these questions regularly, perhaps at the start of every gathering. Do this often enough and your group will start to expect you to open with a question to get things started.
When you craft interesting and/or engaging questions, they will do more than just invite your group to reflect. They will set the tone for your forthcoming activity or discussion and help guide people’s focus and attention.
For example, consider asking a question such as What is one of our group’s biggest strengths? – questions like this can frame the rest of your conversation or program/meeting/gathering and make it more productive.
Be sure to ask open-ended questions, too, rather than those that can be answered with a Yes or No. In this way, you are more likely to promote interaction and sharing.
Your question could be quite simple as What do you want to accomplish from our time together? or as deep and substantive as How would you like our group to be remembered?
Some interesting ideas for questions!
There are many possible questions, for example:
- What new tool or app do you think needs to be invented?
- What is something kind that someone has done for you recently?
- What is an idea you strongly believe in?
- What is an issue that you think too few people are talking about?
- What is one thing life is teaching you right now?
- What has been the highlight of your week so far?
- What is holding you back from doing what you really want to do?
These questions can really ramp up the level of engagement and comfort in your group.
The topics of this publication: integration, interactions, active listening, critical thinking, argumentation, self, improvise, public speaking
