Draw Your Feelings

Checking in at the start of a meeting with how your team and peers are doing may have become a little tick box after so many weeks of lockdown.

This week I tried a new check-in that was a little bit different and a whole lot of fun. It’s called Draw Your Feelings.

All you need is a piece of paper and a marker pen. You’ll ask everyone – including yourself! –  to draw something that represents how they are feeling right now. It could be an animal, a weather pattern, a vehicle, a symbol, a hand gesture (yikes!) – anything.

Give them 30 seconds to draw and then take it in turns to ‘show and tell’ their drawing. If you go first, you can set the vibe and depth. Great opportunity for you to open up and show some vulnerability. This one works well both virtually and in a face-to-face environment.

What you and others draw is less important than the story behind it. This check-in is insightful and will give you plenty to smile about and follow up on at your next one-to-one.

I tried this on Monday afternoon just before the 4pm announcement. I was feeling pretty stormy and also sunny and optimistic about the sunshine coming…Picnic anyone?

Thanks FunRestrospectives for the great idea!

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