So we—like many before us, and hopefully many generations to come—have just made a commitment to come together as a group of diverse individuals and work together toward a common goal of something larger than us individually—just like the two colors of paint combined to make a new color <Venn Diagram>.
What happens if we don't make that commitment to consciously come together? <we fall apart> People have had to do this again and agains and again throughout history—how do they do it? What have we been coming together over so far this week? <stories>
And when people tell stories, do we tell them exactly the same way, every single time? That's right—people edit and embellish, forget and omit and occasionally construe. Signal if you've ever heard of or played the game Telephone. And if you can explain it to me? <explain>
Telephone—[m, Sharea],
Now if we could all scoot into a circle, I'd like to play a game of Telephone. You are, as in storytelling, free to add your own edits and embellishments, as you might in storytelling, but you do want to strive to maintain some integrity and remember what you heard bc we might ask you to share that in review. <play game, announce messages, c/c original and latest.> Are they the same? Why not? <lost in trans, due to imprecision, embellishments, etc.>
The Message—[m, Sharea]
Now gather round, I have another story for you...<The Message>
Why this story? Is this worth re-telling? Would you edit or emphasize anything?
<Quick Chalk Talk>
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