Sociometry

STEP 1

Ask your participants to stand up and gather around. Explain the exercise, its purpose and the room setup.

STEP 2

Share the first question with the group. For an internal company meeting, we recommend something like this: “On a scale of 1-100, how well-informed do you feel about our company’s recent strategy?” Make sure the question is also projected onto a large screen, which will improve information access and prevent confusion. Announce how much time the group has (based on the number of people), and start the timer.

STEP 3

Once time is up, facilitate verbal interaction with selected participants. Discussions usually get interesting at the very ends of the spectrum. You could ask, for example, “You’ve placed yourself quite low – what is a question you still have about the company strategy?” Then ask the rest of the group whether they can provide the missing information.

STEP 4

Repeat the exercise with another question, and then, ideally, a third one. This way of expressing opinions and viewpoints is a very powerful tool for visualizing group characteristics and sparking discussions.To conclude, wrap up your findings for the group before leading into the next exercise.