DIY² Lab – Group dynamics online
07 July 2022
Introduction to group dynamics in digital encounters
What is easier in the digital space than in live encounters? One's own, individual environment, the things around us can be better included. To illustrate this, Christoph Schneider-Laris proposed an activity :
“ Find an object, that is for you connected to group dynamics and say a sentence about it. ” After a few minutes to explore their rooms, the participants, one after the other, held their object up to the camera, explained their thoughts and then called on the next person. We often hear about boring online events. But there was already boredom before. In presence, the participants only make more of an effort to cover it up. Presence is not automatically good, online is not automatically bad. It is important to combine different methods in a varied way and to respond to current needs.
Activity: Find the letter
A letter is displayed. In the language that comes to mind first, find an object that begins with that letter. As soon as it is found, show it to the camera. The winner is the first person to hold an object up to the camera. Then all the objects are named in turn in the different languages of the participants and written in the chat. Any number of rounds can be played.
Introduction to group dynamics, part II
In the digital space, we should choose activities where emotions are recognisable. When choosing, it is important to bear in mind that faces are usually visible. Other reactions such as movements, sounds, tones, on the other hand, can only be perceived poorly or not at all.
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