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Team Mascot in Ten
Invent a delightfully unofficial mascot that captures how your group wants to work together.
10–15 min3–50 peopleSmall groups
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Facilitator prep · Do not project yet
Set the room up for success.
Materials
- Paper or mini whiteboards
- Markers
Before you begin
- Place drawing materials at tables
- Decide whether sharing will be a gallery or 30-second introductions
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What to say
“Create your team's completely unofficial mascot. It needs a name, two strengths, and one lovable flaw. Drawing skill is irrelevant; a labeled blob is fully acceptable.”
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Facilitator notes · Do not project yet
Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Allow writing, collage, selecting an existing image, or describing instead of drawing.
- Make presenting optional.
- Avoid mascots or traits that stereotype cultures, identities, disabilities, or groups of people.
Watch out for
- Keep the mascot unofficial and low stakes.
- Do not pressure groups to display an artifact they dislike or find embarrassing.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Form groups of three to six.
- 2
Give teams two minutes to generate mascot possibilities.
- 3
Ask them to combine or choose one idea and create a quick drawing or description.
- 4
Add a name, two strengths, one lovable flaw, and an optional motto.
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For the group
Keep going.
- 5
Share through a gallery walk or 30-second table introductions.
- 6
Photograph the mascots only with group permission.
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Prompt 01
What creature or object matches your group's energy?
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 02
What two strengths help this mascot contribute?
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 03
What harmless flaw makes it believable?
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Prompt 04
What motto would appear under its portrait?
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.
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Wrap it up
One last thought.
- Which trait felt most true of how you want to work?
- What did your group combine rather than vote away?