exercise · all tools
The Leader Game
Depth · what it can open●●●○3 — emotional
Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator
Trust · group readiness★★some
Disclosure · what is sharedoptional
One person on a higher chair has full control of the space for five to ten minutes and may do anything with it — spend it deciding, seek consensus, issue orders. Whatever happens is the material: for the group, what it was like to be led by this person; for the leader, what unlimited choice and power brought up.
Hold with care
- 'Full control of the space' is the game's premise and the manual sets no limit on it; the group's agreements still apply, and the facilitator should say so before the first leader sits down
Practical
- Time
- 20-40 min
- Group
- ?–∞ · small-group, large-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- behavioral-rehearsal, feedback-mirroring, perspective-taking
- Change scope
- state → skill · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- authrev.org/ar-games-manual — Authentic Relating Games Manual, paid
- Availability
- In the source document — the instructions live inside the material linked, on its terms
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0 (Authentic Relating Games Manual)
Source link checked 31 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 29 Aug 2026
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Amy Silverman (The Connection Movement, New York) — Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)
In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual
status: checked · added 2026-08-31