Method guide · Arrange people and ideas
Shake all hands
Use for brief greetings with three different people, while allowing non-contact, stationary and pass choices.
- People
- 10–20
- Base procedure time
- 5 minutes
- Recording
- No record
Purpose: Begin together; Build working relationships.
English guide
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How this method works
Exchange brief greetings with three different people in 1 minute. Participants choose bowing, waving, brief words, greeting cards, stationary participation or passing. Before starting, check non-crossing routes and stop cards. After the signal, visit people one at a time without running. Moving participants visit those who remain stationary. On the return signal, stop starting new visits and go back to the starting position. Do not ask for achievement counts or partners’ names, and do not treat reaching fewer than three people as failure. Do not use this if options to decline contact or movement, safe routes or a stopping method cannot be provided.
Phase schedule
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- Choose non-contact, stationary participation or passing0–1 minutes from the start (1 minute)
Action: Choose. Participation: Everyone.
No record
- Check the route and stationary places1–2 minutes from the start (1 minute)
Action: Show. Participation: Everyone.
No record
- Exchange brief greetings with three different people2–3 minutes from the start (1 minute)
Action: Exchange. Participation: Everyone, in changing pairs.
No record
- Return to the start on the signal3–4 minutes from the start (1 minute)
Action: Return. Participation: Everyone.
No record
- Check safety without counting people4–5 minutes from the start (1 minute)
Action: Close. Participation: Everyone.
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Facilitation steps
- For 1 minute, each person chooses bowing, waving, brief words, greeting cards, stationary participation or passing.
- For 1 minute, everyone checks the non-crossing routes, starting positions, places where stationary participants receive visits, and stop cards.
- For 1 minute, visit three different people on the signal and exchange a brief greeting with each, one at a time, using the methods each has chosen.
- For 1 minute, stop starting new visits on the return signal and return to the starting positions without running.
- For 1 minute, finish without announcing participant or achievement counts; check only whether there were stops or contact.
If something changes
If
Before interaction starts, at least one person cannot choose a non-contact option, stationary participation or passing.
Then
Do not begin interaction. Make it possible for each person to choose bowing, waving, words, greeting cards, stationary participation or passing.
If
During interaction, even one person raises a stop card or at least 2 people make contact on the route.
Then
Return everyone to their stationary positions and widen the route. If a safe route cannot be made, end that round.
If
At the end of interaction, at least one person has not reached three people.
Then
Do not count this as failure. Only if the person wants, add 1 minute in which they stay in place and receive visits one at a time.
Preparation
Materials
- One shared choice sheet for bowing, waving, words, greeting cards or passing
- Stop cards: one per person
- One set of one-minute and return signal cards for the facilitator
Room and setup
- A route where moving participants can visit stationary participants.
Adjust for people and time
For 10–20 people, run the activity simultaneously on one non-crossing route. Moving participants visit stationary participants. For 21–30 people, use two groups of 10–15 in separate zones or at separate times; do not consolidate achievement counts or partners’ names. Do not run this with 9 or fewer people, or where a safe route cannot be made.
Safety and non-applicable situations
Allow non-contact greetings, stationary participation and passing. Do not run. Stop and restore safe spacing when a stop card is raised or contact occurs; end if a safe route cannot be made. Do not collect achievement counts or partners’ names, or label fewer than three greetings as failure. Any extra minute is only at the person’s request.
Manuscript's recorded references
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- Seeds for Change Facilitation Tools: Shake all hands
https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/tools
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https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/resources
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