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Museum of My Career
Create four tiny exhibits: an artifact, a disaster, a turning point, and something still under construction.
25–35 min4–50 peopleIndividual
Better Than BingoActivity slides
Better Than Bingo · Activity Slides
Museum of My Career
Create four tiny exhibits: an artifact, a disaster, a turning point, and something still under construction.
25–35 min4–50 peopleIndividual
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Facilitator prep · Do not project yet
Set the room up for success.
Materials
- Paper
- Markers
- Sticky notes
Before you begin
- Prepare a four-panel template
- Clarify that stick figures, words, symbols, and blank panels are all acceptable
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What to say
“Build a tiny museum with four optional exhibits. You decide what is public, how much context to include, and whether to put your name on it.”
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Facilitator notes · Do not project yet
Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Accept words, sketches, symbols, collage, typing, or dictation.
- Offer a seated gallery packet or digital view.
- Let participants keep any panel private.
Watch out for
- Do not interpret another person’s image for them.
- Keep sticky-note responses specific and nonjudgmental.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Introduce the four exhibit labels and a low-detail example.
- 2
Give ten quiet minutes to sketch or write.
- 3
Post museums with names optional.
- 4
Run a silent gallery walk with specific noticing and question prompts.
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For the group
Keep going.
- 5
Give creators time to read notes privately.
- 6
Invite general reflections without asking anyone to explain an exhibit.
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Prompt 01
The artifact
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 02
The disaster—or the plan that did not survive
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 03
The turning point
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 04
The thing still under construction
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Wrap it up
One last thought.
- What patterns appeared across the museum?
- What does professional growth look like when it is not a straight line?