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Group facilitation prompts from hell

Faculty meeting at Germanna Community College, 2016. Photo by Robert A. Martin via CC

Having facilitated my share of rooms, I find this list from McSweeney’s both cringe-worthy and hilariously relatable."How old were you when you learned about death? What was your initial reaction?"

"How do you viscerally experience the feeling of shame in your body—as a wave of heat? As a tingling cold sweat? As a ringing sensation in your ears followed by utter blankness? Share with your elbow partner."

"Share the longest period of time you’ve ever wept. Then, as a group, seat yourselves in order from shortest cry to longest cry."

"Pull out your phones and take a few minutes to research the core beliefs of your childhood place of worship. Find the wildest claim within this theology and share it with the group, along with how you see this having shaped or stunted your early development."

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