Pair Walking
Submitted by: Emilia Breton-Lake
Focus: Mindset, Relationship, Practices
Number of Players:
Any Number of Pairs
Average Game Time:
5 minutes
Materials:
None
Description:
This game is a quick activity that helps develop the pair cohesion needed by pair programming with a walk where each member of the pair needs the support of the other.
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Instructions:
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Have the team form pairs.
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One member of the pair keeps eyes closed, while the other member walks on one leg. The pair supports each other as they walk around the space.
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After 2 minutes, exchange roles.
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​Check in by asking the team a question about the activity. For Example "What helped you most?"​ or "What was most difficult?'
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Variations :
You can limit how the pairs communicate to each other for example no verbal communication or you can assign additional cooperative tasks to the pairs.
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You can also use this activity to support mob programming by creating small mobs where each member has a different limitation.
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