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Method: Name Your Needs
This playful check-in helps you surface and share your needs through movement, drawing, and questioning—while honouring consent and diverse comfort levels.
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Move to Music (2 min):
As music plays, wander the space freely—notice your breath and body.
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Stop & Sketch (1 min):
When the music pauses, gently approach someone you see. With eyes on your paper (not on them), draw a quick, blind sketch of that person’s silhouette or gesture.
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Question Prompt (1 min):
As the music resumes, write one open-ended question on your sketch: “What helps you feel supported?” or “When do you need space to think?”
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Share & Repeat (5–7 min):
Hand your drawing and question to the person you sketched. Resume moving, and repeat the sketch-and-ask cycle with new partners each pause. Opt out or use a soft gaze if you’d rather not be sketched.
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Select & Declare (5 min):
After several rounds, choose the one sketch that most clearly represents a personal need. In the circle, begin your share:
“My need is ________, because ________.”
Cultural & Contextual Sensitivity:
Participation is voluntary and rooted in mutual respect. Invite consent before sketching, honour varied comfort with physical proximity and creativity, and listen deeply to each “need” statement—recognizing that needs arise from diverse identities, experiences, and embodied ways of knowing.
Inspired by Simon Kavanagh