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C OMPASSIONATE I NTEGRITY T RAINING
A S ECULAR E THICS A PPROACH TO C ULTIVATING P ERSONAL , S OCIAL AND E NVIRONMENTAL F LOURISHING
S KILL 5: I MPARTIALITY AND C OMMON H UMANITY
H I , W HO A RE Y OU ?*
Goal: To help participants explore the richness and diversity of our identity and the role that labels can play
in highlighting or obscuring that diversity.
Materials: Space (enough for paired individuals to spread out in partners), stopwatch
Time: 8 to 10 Minutes
Instructions:
1.
If you have a co-facilitator, it can help to model the activity briefly to show how it works. It can
also help to have the words “Who are you? Thank you. Who are you?” on the board or slide where
everyone can see it. This reminds people of the structure and reminds them to say “Thank you,”
after each response.
2.
Say to the group, “I invite you to stand up and pick a partner. Stand face-to-face with your partner
and decide who will be ‘person number one’ and who will be ‘person number two’ in your pair.”
3.
When everyone has picked a partner, say “When I give the signal, person number one will ask
person number two ‘Hi, who are you?’ Person number two will answer, ‘I am ________.’, filling in
the blank with whatever word or words he or she chooses. These should be single words or short
phrases. Person number one will respond, ‘Thank you. Who are you?’, and person number two will
provide a second answer. This should be different than the first answer. You will do this until I tell
you to stop. Then you will switch. Person number two will ask the question ‘Hi, who are you?’,
and person number one will answer.”
4.
Ask them to begin. After one minute, give an auditory signal indicating it is time to switch roles.
Then give the signal for them to start again.
5.
At the conclusion of the next minute, signal for them to stop. Then say, “You will now find a new
partner and do the same thing.”
6.
Repeat the process from round one giving each partner one minute to answer the question.
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