Bodystorming

You have probably participated in a brainstorming activity before, but have you ever partaken in bodystorming? Bodystorming is a workplace activity that allows people to interact with each other and various objects through role-play. The process makes participants feel as if they were actually in a specific environment. In addition, it allows people to deeply understand a situation, come up with new ideas, and think in unexpected ways.
Bodystorming Instructions
For this assignment, you will participate in a bodystorming session by collaborating with four-to-five of your coursemates. Collaboration occurs when two or more people work together toward a common goal. In this assignment, your team's goal is to solve a problem that occurred during an ancient river valley civilization.
Your first step is to decide on which team you would like to work. This will depend on whether you want to focus your bodystorming assignment on Mesopotamians, Ancient Egyptians, Hebrews, Phoenicians, Nubians, or Lydians. Once you have selected a civilization, send an email to your instructor indicating your preference. Your instructor will then provide you with the names of your teammates.
This interactivity will take you through six steps of the bodystorming process that are necessary to complete the assignment. Rather than dividing this assignment among group members, plan on setting up several sessions to discuss the steps of your bodystorming activity. Use this template to document your progress with each component of the activity. Please note that when your group reaches step five, you will need to record or videotape the session and submit it to the dropbox. Click the player button to begin.
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