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Positive-Negative

Fun & creative story-telling exercise to explore mindsets.

  • Inspires creativity
  • Strong metaphor to explore mindsets
  • Ideal for pairs & small groups
  • No props

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Form pairs or small groups of up to six people.
  2. Ask one person to start by sharing the beginning of a fictional story, eg “I was walking through the forest…”
  3. In response, their partner will continue the story by adding an event that is negative, “… when I stubbed my big toe on a tree root…”
  4. Their partner (or next person in turn) will continue by adding an event that is positive, eg “… having kicked the tree root out of the way, I uncovered a hidden gold nugget…”
  5. The story continues to be told by each partner sharing alternating negative and positive events.
  6. Continue telling the story for 2 to 3 minutes.
  7. Encourage all stories to arrive at a natural conclusion (if possible) and on a positive note.

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