Change Five

What it is

Change Five is a great activity for any situation in which change is necessary, which is nearly all the time. It helps participants experience the resistance to change and the pull to snap back to previous methods as quickly as possible. While most of us say change is good, as human beings we resist it until we choose to embrace it. On the surface the activity feels a little silly and simply fun, but the learning underneath it can be instrumental in embracing necessary change.

What to watch for

• to Watch For: How quickly they change back to their original clothes after the activity is over, even though you did not tell them to chance back.
• Be sure to look at the additional pages for more ideas on good questions to ask.
• Have this material in front of you 6 Change Five when you are facilitating the debrief.
• What did you notice in the group?
• Did you look around at other people?
• Did you think you had to take five things off or did you add anything to your outfit?

Variations

• Keep changing the same number of things about yourself as each group does so they can see what you look like at the end.
• Of course, you are going to look funny, which will give them 'permission' to stretch their Fimage (read about this at the end).
  You can have them walk around and point out things their teammates have changed at the end.
• This can be fun and entertaining.
• People making half-hearted attempts.
• Especially creative changes. o