exercise · all tools

The Hot Seat

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharednone

One person sits on a chair. The others approach one after another saying things like 'Look! Totte has come back!' or 'Ulf, have we forgotten anyone for your 50th birthday next month?' — and the person in the chair gradually becomes whoever they are being told they are, leaving the scene as that person.

Hold with care
  • Having an identity assigned to you piece by piece by other people, with no chance to correct it, is the exercise; it is playful here and it is the same structure as the site's Reverse Bus, which is not

Practical

Time
min
Group
? · large-group
Settings
in-person
Mechanisms
cognitive-reframing, perspective-taking, behavioral-rehearsal
Change scope
state → skill · repeatable

Instructions

Where
xn--dramavningar-8ib.se/heta-stolen Dramaövningar.se, open
Availability
Open online — published at the link, free to read

Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable

This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.

Origin

Martin Wiss (published as 'Martin' on dramaövningar.se) — Swedish dramapedagogik

In this directory via Dramaövningar.se

Related: The Reverse Bus (alternative-to)

status: checked · added 2026-09-01