Guide the Line

Let your thoughts and feelings guide the pen across the graph. Use this feedback tool to help you identify levels of productivity, team satisfaction or happiness.

Tools

  • Pen
  • Paper

Steps

  • Grab your pen and paper and draw a simple graph with an x and y axis.
  • Up the side label it 0 to 1 and across the bottom add the times of day.
  • Choose a time interval when you want to record your data.
  • Plot a dot every hour in regards to the topic in question (e.g. focus, happiness, productivity).
  • Join the dots up to allow you to see what time you were the happiest/ most productive or focused.
  • You could repeat this for several days and see if a pattern emerges.
  • Discuss this with the facilitator, teacher or employer (depending on setting this exercise is carried out in).

Tips

  • Record your line regularly and discuss progress with others.
  • Try to identify reasons for specific patterns.

Sources

Created by Inova Consultancy as part of the Feedback project.

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