Who owns the zebra?
Logical Puzzle for Communication & Community
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Genially Tangram Template & Zebra Puzzle adapted by Nancy Mitchell
Overview
- This is a logical puzzle task to build community.
- You will have 30 minutes to complete the task.
- The debrief and critical reflection afterward could take 30 minutes to an hour.
- If group members agree to be recorded, this recording could be useful in the debrief.
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Instructions
You will each receive a piece of information about a community on a little street. There are five houses in a row on this little street. Each one of the houses has a different door color and behind each of these doors lives a person of a different nationality. Every one of these people has a different pet, enjoys a different drink and works in a different profession.
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Distribute the clues before you move to the next slide where you will learn the questions you must answer.
Your task
Discover:
Who owns the zebra? Who prefers to drink water?
You have 30 minutes
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Who owns the zebra? Who prefers to drink water?
10 minutes have passed
How are you progressing? You have 20 minutes left to complete the task. Check the screen again in 10 minutes.
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Who owns the zebra? Who prefers to drink water?
You have 10 minutes to complete the task
Have you already established a grid for examining your existing clues?
Time's Up!
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Task Solution
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Debrief
Questions for critical reflection and community building
- What was the overall experience like for each participant?
- How did you make decisions about which approaches to use to solve the puzzle?
- Did you personally feel heard by the group?
- If you did not feel heard, what barriers to being heard were present?
- Did everyone participate or were there people who "checked-out" of the activity? Why?
- How was influence / power expressed in the group?
- How was conflict managed?
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- What has this activity revealed about you as a group?
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Task Objectives
further reflection
Were they achieved?
- To enable community building and participation as each participant is given a vital clue that the group needs in order to solve the puzzle.
- To encourage participants to think critically about participation, barriers to participation, and how social identities and power can impact one’s experience as a team member.
- To help participants who tend to be vocal and take on leadership roles become better attuned to the value of other participants’ contributions.
- To help participants who tend not to speak up in meetings recognize the value of their contribution to the success of team objectives.
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References
Adapted by Nancy Mitchell from: https://www.trainerbubble.com/downloads/owns-zebra-free-energiser/?currency=EUR
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/who-owns-the-zebra/
The Zebra Puzzle first appeard in December 1962 in Life International magazine.
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Instructions
You will each receive a piece of information about a community on a little street. There are five houses in a row on this little street. Each one of the houses has a different door color and behind each of these doors lives a person of a different nationality. Every one of these people has a different pet, enjoys a different drink and works in a different profession.
This information and the two questions are the only guidance for this task. Complete it in groups of 6 to 8 people.
Instructions
You will each receive a piece of information about a community on a little street. There are five houses in a row on this little street. Each one of the houses has a different door color and behind each of these doors lives a person of a different nationality. Every one of these people has a different pet, enjoys a different drink and works in a different profession.
This information and the two questions are the only guidance for this task. Complete it in groups of 6 to 8 people.
Important
Please note, once you start the activity, you will not be able to move freely backward and forward among the slides.
The activity is calibrated for time and to ensure each person is equally informed.
Instructions are repeated throughout wherever you see this icon.
Who owns the zebra?
Nancy Mitchell
Created on January 10, 2024
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Transcript
Who owns the zebra?
Logical Puzzle for Communication & Community
START
Genially Tangram Template & Zebra Puzzle adapted by Nancy Mitchell
Overview
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Instructions
You will each receive a piece of information about a community on a little street. There are five houses in a row on this little street. Each one of the houses has a different door color and behind each of these doors lives a person of a different nationality. Every one of these people has a different pet, enjoys a different drink and works in a different profession.
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Distribute the clues before you move to the next slide where you will learn the questions you must answer.
Your task
Discover:
Who owns the zebra? Who prefers to drink water?
You have 30 minutes
next
Who owns the zebra? Who prefers to drink water?
10 minutes have passed
How are you progressing? You have 20 minutes left to complete the task. Check the screen again in 10 minutes.
next
Who owns the zebra? Who prefers to drink water?
You have 10 minutes to complete the task
Have you already established a grid for examining your existing clues?
Time's Up!
NEXT
NEXT
Task Solution
Back
Debrief
Questions for critical reflection and community building
NEXT
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Task Objectives
further reflection
Were they achieved?
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References
Adapted by Nancy Mitchell from: https://www.trainerbubble.com/downloads/owns-zebra-free-energiser/?currency=EUR
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/who-owns-the-zebra/
The Zebra Puzzle first appeard in December 1962 in Life International magazine.
BACK
¡ERROR!
Instructions
You will each receive a piece of information about a community on a little street. There are five houses in a row on this little street. Each one of the houses has a different door color and behind each of these doors lives a person of a different nationality. Every one of these people has a different pet, enjoys a different drink and works in a different profession.
This information and the two questions are the only guidance for this task. Complete it in groups of 6 to 8 people.
Instructions
You will each receive a piece of information about a community on a little street. There are five houses in a row on this little street. Each one of the houses has a different door color and behind each of these doors lives a person of a different nationality. Every one of these people has a different pet, enjoys a different drink and works in a different profession.
This information and the two questions are the only guidance for this task. Complete it in groups of 6 to 8 people.
Important
Please note, once you start the activity, you will not be able to move freely backward and forward among the slides. The activity is calibrated for time and to ensure each person is equally informed. Instructions are repeated throughout wherever you see this icon.