Life Share
Life Share
Life Share
Each participant tells their life story to the rest of the group in 15 minutes or less.
What is Life Share about ?
What is
Life Share
about ?
What is this Method about ?
Every participant will ideally go before the entire group and present facts that they consider relevant about their life in chronological order. Think of it as telling a condensed version of your entire life leading up until now.
Where does this Method come from
?
Original Source Details
Jahon Mikal brought this process to the Art Monastery. It has been used in many organizations and I was not able to find the original source. If you think you are the original source, please contact us so we can credit you!
Audience
Audience
Is participant experience relevant for Life Share ?
It's okay if participants haven't seen the inside of a classroom in years
[content_physical_trust]
[content_mental_trust]
Requirements
Requirements
Experience level of the facilitator
Self explanatory, no experience needed
Number of Facilitators :
1
Location requirements
Not specifically
Run Through
Run Through
Prep Work (excluding materials)
A lot of people tend to think of their life as boring or mundane and what you’ll often find is that the specific and mundane things hold the juice. The more specific, the more universal. You never know what someone will get out of hearing about even the most simple aspects of your life.
Also, prepare your participants that you plan to do this and maybe even email them or hand out the list of prompts so that they can prepare.
Pre Exercise
Steps
What might I talk about?
Where did you come from?
Who are your parents?
When and where were you born?
Describe the family you were born into.
What was your home, your town/city, your country like?
What were your early developmental years like?
Describe your experience in primary school?
What was adolescence like for you?
How about High School?
What else did you do during these formative years?
How did your family change?
How did you role within your family change over time?
Who are some important people to you (outside of your family)?
What kind of friends did you have?
Role models?
Your first love or crush (and the many more after that perhaps)?
Challenging people that grew you?
What of your early adulthood?
Did you continue into higher education?
What did you study?
What kind of jobs have you worked?
Hobbies, talents and interests?
Advanced stages of Adulthood:
What were some major shifts in your adult life?
Do you now have a family of your own?
Relationships, Marriages, Divorces?
Unusual and memorable life events?
What were your turning points?
What is it that you observe about the world?
Why do you do the work you do?
Do you believe you have a purpose in life and if so, what might that be?
What type of religion or spiritual practices have appeared in your life?`
What do you make of this human life we’re living?
What do you think happens when we leave this planet?
Where are you now?
What has lead you here?
Where might you find yourself next?
What interest you in life moving forward?
Impact
Impact
Hidden Curriculum Sharing our histories not only builds compassion and community, but also lays the groundwork for innovation.
There's no such thing as a great idea coming out of the blue.
History highly influences an innovation's development—it is worth making that transparent and building on that knowledge.
Group EmpowermentWhile random conversation between participants in free time can achieve some levels of bonding among a certain few, a structured time for a group share gives everyone an equal opportunity to gain greater understanding of their fellow participants' stories, which can lead to connection points previously undiscovered. This will allow us to create deeply resonating art, and be better aware of the significance of this experience for every participant, oftentimes revealing new ways we can help each other on our paths building connections that outlast the designated time period of the project.
