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Tips for Serious Play: untying the knot

This exercise is designed for a group of 3-5 people working together.  For the duration of the exercise they enter a scenario, taking on the role of manager to deal with a situation involving a member of their team.  The objective is to give participants practical experience of managing a difficult situation so that they… Read more »

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Tips for Serious Play: the ‘story postcard’

In some work environments it’s particularly important for workers to stay alert for signs of ‘trouble’ so that they can respond proactively.  This is certainly the case in environments where there are potential health, safety or care hazzards (social care, health care, construction sites etc).

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“video diary” example

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The ‘video diary’ is a useful device for exploring a person’s inner world on film.  Here is an example of its use in “Anna’s Story” which is a film we made recently for NHS Education for Scotland. In this extract – scene 3 – Anna reveals her reactions, having received a diagnosis for her condition.… Read more »

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Anna’s Story: developing self-care management in NHS

NHS Education for Scotland have developed a training pack to help professionals (across health & social care) to develop self-care management for people with long term conditions.  We created a short film – Anna’s Story – to accompany this pack. Anna’s Story focusses on one woman’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and… Read more »

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Tips for Serious Play: Influencers’ Preparation

Imagine you’re walking down a corridor towards a door through which a group of people is seated round a table waiting for you. Your aim is to influence them. You have under your arm your report/presentation and in your hand is your memory stick with the slides you’re going to show. What are you thinking?… Read more »

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