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Appreciation Post-it Pockets
Create a simple place for colleagues to leave specific, low-key appreciation during the day.
10–30 min4–100 peopleIndividual
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Facilitator prep · Do not project yet
Set the room up for success.
Materials
- Sticky notes
- Envelopes or folded paper pockets
- Markers
Before you begin
- Set up one clearly labeled pocket or collection place per participant
- Decide when notes may be added and collected
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What to say
“During the day, leave specific notes when you notice a useful idea, generous action, thoughtful question, or small moment of support. These are private notes, and nobody has to read theirs aloud.”
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Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Allow typed or dictated notes.
- Keep reading and sharing private.
- Use specific action-based prompts rather than appearance or personality compliments.
- Have a plan to prevent anyone from leaving with an empty pocket.
Watch out for
- Popularity patterns can become visible and painful; facilitators must monitor distribution.
- Do not require equal note counts or public gratitude reactions.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Give each participant an envelope, folded paper pocket, or labeled table space.
- 2
Display two sentence frames for specific recognition.
- 3
Build two or three short note-writing pauses into the agenda.
- 4
Remind participants to notice people beyond their closest colleagues.
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For the group
Keep going.
- 5
At the end, give everyone private time to collect and read their notes.
- 6
Provide blank facilitator notes when someone appears to have received few or none.
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Prompt 01
Your question helped me think differently about…
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 02
When you shared or did ___, it made ___ easier.
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 03
I appreciated the way you…
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 04
One idea from you that I want to remember is…
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Wrap it up
One last thought.
- What kinds of contributions did the group notice?
- How could specific appreciation become more routine without becoming another obligation?