Leadership Secrets of Mr. Potato Head - Facilitation Edition

Facilitation Secrets by TeamTRI

FACILITATION SECRETS


WELCOME LEARNERS!

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A Little Mr. Potato Head History…

• 1949 – A Brooklyn toy inventor named George Lerner developed idea of inserting face andbody parts into fruits and vegetables to create“Funny Face Man.”

• Controversy and rejection!

• Lerner convinced a food company to distributeplastic parts as prizes in breakfast cereal boxesand sold the idea for $5,000.



• A small company (laterknown as Hasbro)realized the potential andpaid the cereal company$2,000 to stop productionand the rights for $5,000



• Born on May 1, 1952• The original toy cost .89 and

contained hands, feet, ears, two mouths, two pairs of eyes, four nose, three hats eyeglasses, a pipe, and 8 pieces of felt resembling facial hair.



• Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on television.



• Mr. Potato Head in his first 20 years



• In 1975, he got bigger – literally (in size and production)



• Universal slats now made it able to put faces and body parts in the “wrong” holes.

• In 1986, he quit smoking



• 1995 - made his debut in Hollywood with leading roll in Toy Story.

• 1999 – Toy Story II



• 2000 – Mr. Potato Head was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame!



• 2001 – Got his own comic strip!



• In 2006, Hasbro also began selling individual pieces as sets to add to a collection instead of having to buy an entire Potato Head set with a body.



• 2010 – Stars again in the hit Disney-Pixar Franchise with Toy Story III!



• 2011 – Joins “Let’s Move” campaign in Extreme “Bake-Over”



• 2014 – Debuts as a Celebrity Spokesperson



• And Mr. Potato Head was just in a Parade in Disneyland last week!


Why We Love Mr. Potato Head…

• What makes Mr. Potato Head so appealing for so many years and used in so many different ways to so many different people?

How does this apply to facilitation?


Encourages Optimism…

• Mr. Potato Head is universally adored


Versatility…


Learn through play [ team projects]

• Mr. Potato Head plays well with others


Reflects the Times…


Limitless Configurations…


Limitless Configurations…

• Simple• Creativity• No Right or

Wrong• Gender Neutral• Career Neutral


Mr. Potato Head’s Facilitation Secrets


MOVE my EYESGet Visuals Up!

MOVE my FEETGet participants Up!

MOVE my MOUTHGet participants Talking

MOVE my EARSPlay Music in Class MOVE my BRAIN

Get participants Thinking!

MOVE my HANDSGet participants Creating

MOVE my NOSEGet Smell Involved

Move Formula Resource Credit: Kelly Barnes


HOW?


MOVE my EARSPlay Music in Class


MOVE my EARS

• Play Music in Class/Sessions• Develop Playlists to Set Mood• No Lyrics for Work Sessions• Fast Paced to Start• Use Music to Establish Time• Mix in Yours Too!


POWER PODS


POWER PODS:• Excited, upbeat music gets participant

energized as soon as they walk into the room.

• Slower music can settle the group down for activities where you are asking them to think, take their time to create a project, or reflect onan activity.

• Fast music can give a sense of urgency andspeed to a task where you want them to act,think and move quickly.


POWER PODS:• Music can be used as a time keeper for activities

by instructing participants they have “the length of two songs” to complete the activity.

• It can also be used to get participant attention byraising the volume of the music slightly and thenfading it out to indicate it’s time to re-focus their attention.

• Play list can be created for each of thecategories you may need. It requires someadvanced work, but it is essential for helpingcreate the right energy and atmosphere for theroom!


SOURCES and RESOURCES

CPP – Clean Powerful Positive• iTunes [search TeamTRI]• Pandora• Spotify [search TRI Leadership Events]


MOVE my MOUTHGet participants Talking


MOVE my MOUTH

• Read Out Loud Together• Discussion Topics• Hot Spots• Partner Up• Quote Me


MY ATTITUDE

“I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important

than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say

about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or

assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no

challenge too great for me.” C. Swindoll

Tongue Twisters

Pick a partner and practice passing,For if you pass proficiently,

Perhaps you’ll play professionally.

Tongue Twisters

Shelter for six sick scenic sightseers.

Tongue Twisters

While we were walking, We were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing

water.

Tongue Twisters

I thought a thought.But the thought I thought wasn’t the thought I thought I thought.

Tongue Twisters

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peppers

Peter Piper picked?

Tongue Twisters

The only fixer‐upper fixer that can fix up a fixer‐upper is…LOVE!

COMMUNICATION1. to bring together2. transmission of information and

meaning

I NEVER SAID YOU STOLE THE COOKIES

80% of conflicts come from tone of

voice

Facilitation Secrets by TeamTRI“QUOTE ME”


QUOTE ME:• Post up your favorite leadership quotes or facts

around the room to add visual interest.

• Option: Create a PowerPoint/Prezi/Keynotepresentation to play as participants come intoclass.

• Option: You can also post up blank paper andask an open-ended question for participant tofill in while they are waiting to get started.

What speak s t o you?SAMPLE


• Example questions:– What is the best piece of advice you have

ever received?

– Who is your hero?

– What is your favorite leadership quote?

– If you could meet any leader for dinner and ask any question, who would it be and what would you ask them?

QUOTE ME:



• theboxgirl.com• tabletopics.com• Chat Pack• Pinterest


MOVE my HANDSGet participants Creating


MOVE my HANDS

• Wave Your Hands in the Air• Change Shakes/Thumbs/Arms• John Hancock Signatures• Drum Rolls• Twitter Teaching• Note Passing• Fill in the Blank


TWITTER TEACHING


TWITTER TEACHING:• Give assignment to Tweet

• Have participants work in teams to create 3-5“Tweets” (140 characters) facts, lessons, stats, etc. about the session.

• Participants can write them down or Tweet them(have them # your class or a key word)

• Participants turn in the Tweets and the teacherfacilitator uploads them to Twitter scheduled to goout after school. Run Tweets prior to testing.


NOTE PASSING


NOTE PASSING:

• Instruct each person to hand their notebook/handout to the person on their right.

• Explain that it is now their responsibility to takequality notes for their teammate.

• Keep moving the notebooks to the right or left when you feel the energy is getting low or participant are not jotting down key points that you feel they need to have for their records.


MOVE my HANDS!

FILL INTHE BLANKHANDOUTS


MOVE my EYESGet Visuals Up!


MOVE my EYES

• 25-30% of your brain’s power is spent processing images and what you see


MOVE my EYES

• Visual Environments• Central Images for Lessons• participant Work Up• Online Resources• Inserting Media into PowerPoint• Use Presenter View / Desktop Image


THE GRAFFITI WALL• Get a roll of banner paper or butcher paper and

post it along a wall in your classroom.

• As participants enter or during prescribedtimes, encourage them to “make their mark”,sign it, write a quote, etc.

• Teach the CPP Rule (Clean/Powerful/Positive)


MOVE my EYES


INSERT VIDEOS into PowerPoint


INSERTING VIDEOS to GET VISUALS UP


My View Audience View


MOVE my FEET

• Switch Chairs• Touch 2’s• Get into Character• Talk Fest• This or That


• As participants walk into the room, have a flipchart that gives them a quick challenge. This will immediately engage them as they walk into thespace, as well as take care of a fewhousekeeping items.

• Examples of “Touch 2” :– Touch 2 walls and have a friend write your name in your

notebook for you!– Touch 1 Wall; Sit in 2 Chairs; Compliment 3 People– Give 3 people a high five and shake hands with 2 people.– Touch this poster and then write your name REALLY BIG in

crayon on the Monster Mural!– Touch 2 things in the room that are red and write down 3 things

you have in common on the Monster Mural.

TOUCH 2s:


GET INTO CHARACTERExplain the benefits of _____ using the voice of:• Superhero• Auctioneer• Cheerleader• Flight Attendant• Diva or Rapper• Car Salesman• Preacher• Nursery School Teacher


TELL A STORY OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU RECENTLY

TALK FEST: Round 1


CONCENTRATING ON FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, TALK ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE DESSERT/FOOD

TALK FEST: Round 2


USING GESTURES, TEACH US HOW TO DO SOMETHING YOU ENJOY

TALK FEST: Round 3


USING YOUR FULL BODY, TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SPORT

TALK FEST: Round 4


CONCENTRATING ON VARYING VOLUME, TELL US ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO YOU

TALK FEST: Round 5


PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND DESCRIBE WHY SOMEONE SHOULD MOVE TO MISSOURI!

TALK FEST: Round 6 – FREE FOR ALL FINALS!

ENERGY

MOVEMENT


This or That


MOVE my NOSEGet Smell Involved


MY my NOSE

• Sense of “smell” is the most closely related sense to memory


MOVE my NOSE

• Ambient Scenting• Lotion / Air Freshners /Febreze• Mints• Candy/Food/Drink While

Studying• Fresh Air• Removing Odorific Issues


MOVE my BRAINGet participants Thinking!


MOVE my BRAIN

• Trivia Time!• Slant • Little Professor• Tiny Teaches• Each One Teach One• Brain Dump• Zoned Out• Have Fun on Tests!

Facilitation Secrets by TeamTRITRIVIA

TIME


• Post educational trivia/facts around the room onseparate sheets of 8.5” x 11” paper.

• During the class, randomly yell out “What time is it?”

• Train participants to respond back with: “IT’S TRIVIA TIME!”

• Read a trivia question and the first person whocan find the answer on the wall and touch thepaper, wins a prize!

TRIVIA TIME:


• MENTAL FLOSS



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The Constitution


SLANT // FULL RECEIVE MODE

• Sit Up• Lean Forward• Ask ?’s• Nod• Talk & Take Notes


LITTLE PROFESSOR


THE LITTLE PROFESSOR:• Have the participants form partners.

• Each partner picks a topic that has previously been discussed.

• Give each person 2-3 minutes to give a “mini lecture” on their topic that would include whythey chose that particular topic, why they think it issignificant to know, and 2 interesting applications, results, uses, etc. of the information

• Partners then switch roles, giving time for eachto give their lesson.


EACH ONE

TEACH ONE


EACH ONE/TEACH ONE:• Have the groups break into teams of 5-7

participant.

• Assign new instruction material that has not been previously covered.

• Challenge each group to create a lesson that will teach the component.

• Each lesson should have goals or outcomes theywould like to see their fellow participantsunderstand, an interactive element, and facilitate a group discussion based on the lesson and theoutcome of the interactive component.

Facilitation Secrets by TeamTRIBRAIN

DUMP


BRAIN DUMP:• At the end of a lesson or activity, have participant

find a space in their notebooks or on a flip chart where they can “brain dump.”

• Instruct the participant you are going to givethem a certain amount of time (use the length ofa song!) and they are to begin to write about what they have just experienced or learned.

• It is to be a stream of consciousness writing, sogrammar and spelling is not important.

• It is important that they write continuously about their experience and then share their thoughtswith their team or with a partner.


ZONED OUT


ZONED OUT:• This is a combination of “Note Passing” and

“The Little Professor.”

• Have the groups form partners and tell one of thetwo that they may take a mental break. They canclose their eyes or just sit in their seat. They maynot disrupt the lesson that will continue to go onin the room.

• It is now the responsibility of the remainingpartner to take notes and learn the informationwell enough to teach it back to their partner.

• Give prizes, rewards, bonus points to the note taking partner


ZONED OUT [continued]• Call the group back to order and have the

partners teach the lesson and then discuss it—with the teacher of course acting as the observerto fill in any blanks that the presenter might accidentally leave out.

• This method helps leaders digest informationbecause not only do they have to capture it—they have to turn around and present it. Partnersshould switch roles, giving the other person timeto “zone out.”


TINY TEACHES


TINY TEACHES:

• With rooms with many participants, it is easyto look around at the end of the day andnotice that someone has not engaged in thelearning.

• Having participants form partnerships canensure that no one is left out and that everyonehas the opportunity to engage in the lesson.


• Examples of techniques used in partnershipsand are good to use when you don’t have aspecific activity for that particular lesson:– Read, critique or edit each others written work.– Interview each other about their reactions to

what they just learned.– Read and discuss a particular article or

reading assignment.– Question each other about the lesson.– Recap with each other the three key things

they learned.

TINY TEACHES [continued]


• More Examples– Develop questions together to ask the facilitator

or other teammates to clarify or facilitate further discussion.

– Analyze a case study or create a solution toa challenge.

– Test each other on the material.– Formulate a response to a question(s) asked by

the teacher.

TINY TEACHES [continued]


Have Some FUN on Tests


MOVE ME ALL TOGETHER!

• Rock the Clock• The Handout• Board Game• Cereal Box• Talking Tee• If you were an APP


ENGAGING WAYS TO

START

Facilitation Secrets by TeamTRIROCK

THE CLOCK


ROCK the CLOCK

ROCK THE CLOCK• Draw your own clock from 1:00 –

12:00• Make appointments with other

participants around the room and fill your clock with meetings

• Throughout presentation call out a time. Have appointments meet to discuss a topic you give them.

• Example: “Meet up with your 4 o’clock appointment. Topic: Why Your Favorite Toy growing up!


The Handout


HAND OUT:• Have participants trace their hand, cut it out, and

write the following answers on their traced hand:– #1: Number one Goal This Year– Spirit Fingers: What Makes You Smile?– OK: Favorite Family Movie/TV/Character– HIGH 5: Achievement You’re Proud Of– Rule of Thumb: Rule to Live Life By– Lifeline: Your Purpose in Life

• Post the hands around the room and share 1:1


IF YOU WERE A BOARD GAME


IF YOU WERE A BOARD GAME:• Pass out 11” x 17” paper to participants

• Share with them they are about to create aboard game. It’s their personal “Game of Life”

• Let them use crayons, markers, and art suppliesusing their life and dreams as a board game

• participants create the game and share 1:1


BOARD GAME ELEMENTS• Name Your Game• Six Players…who are your most trusted “players”?• Obstacles: 2 obstacles you’ve had to

overcome…2 you know you’ll have to overcome?• Goal: What’s the goal of the game?• Risk: What’s one thing you’ll have to risk to be

successful?• Clue: One thing you wish people would get a “clue” about• Trivial Pursuit: One thing you want to learn• Uno: One thing you want to accomplish this year• Sorry: What are three key things that you can do …so

you never have to say you are sorry…• BuzzWord: One word that describes YOU.• LIFE: What are 3 future goals?


CEREAL BOX


YOUR CEREAL BOX• Design Your Own Custom Box

of Cereal named after you with ingredients that reflect what you bring to the team!

Represent the Following• Name Your Cereal• What’s your “Prize” Inside

[something not many know, hobby, special ability, etc.]

• What are your unique ingredients for success, leadership, etc?

• What’s something “NEW” you’re working on to grow?


TALKING TEE


ELEMENTS TO REPRESENT ON THE SHIRT• Your Brand• College & Career• Favorite Number• Favorite Movie/Song• Favorite Sport• How do you chill/relax?• Special Talent/Skill• Favorite Quote


If you were an…

Design Your App• App Name• App Image/Logo• Location Setting (State)• 3 Cool Features!• 2 Goals!• 1 Legacy to Leave in the

World

IF YOU WERE AN APP


One last secret. Are you ready?


MOVE ON!


MOVE ON!

7 MINUTE RULE


MOVE ON!

BE HERE!

NOT HERE!


QUESTIONS?


GOOD LUCK you good looking

awesome facilitators!


Facilitation Secrets of Mr. Potato Headpresented by

TRI Leadership Resources

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Chief Leadership Officer Director of Awesomeness

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