A powerful exercise to nurture creativity and collaboration: each participant presents a project or idea in 3 minutes, then receives intimate, written advice from the others. Without public judgment, these precious words weave bonds, inspire new perspectives and reinforce mutual enrichment. A dynamic of listening, generosity and sharing that transforms exchanges.
This is a session in which each person presents themselves to the others to make a pitch of no more than three minutes. The aim is to present a project, an idea, a concern, or something they’d like to implement. It’s not about sharing something perfect, but rather about sharing desires and intentions, with the dynamic of receiving suggestions from the other people present.
During the pitch, the other participants listen attentively. Once the pitch is over, there is no oral exchange. The person who has presented sits down, and all those who have listened write down one or two sentences of suggestions for them on a piece of paper. They don’t fill up the whole sheet, but do it in two or three minutes. Then they cut out the small text with a pair of scissors, leaving only the written word. This cutting stage is important, as it’s an integral part of the exercise, of the value we give to what has been written.
Then, each participant stands up in turn to bring his or her word of advice to the person who has just pitched. The latter remains seated and receives the words one after the other. Once all the tips have been given, the next person stands up to pitch, and the exercise is repeated.
In this way, each person leaves with as many intimate pieces of written advice as there are participants present. These words are a precious commodity, as they are written and not expressed orally, thus avoiding any public judgment. This creates a bond and can bring new ideas or perspectives.
The aim of this exercise was above all to encourage strong mutual enrichment. Each person dared to expose their ideas to the others and put themselves in a position to receive. And each person was also in a position to listen attentively, to think about what could really be useful to the other as advice to help him in his business, and offered the contribution to the other. In this way, each person develops his or her own abilities, for the benefit of others.
This exercise can be carried out at the very start of an interaction, as it establishes from the outset a dynamic of attention to the other and sharing.
