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Word Association
Around the circle or back and forth in pairs, each person says the first word the last one prompts, as fast as possible and uncensored. The manual's variations narrow it to a category, or to what each person is noticing or feeling right now.
Practical
- Time
- 10 min
- Group
- 2–∞ · pairs, small-group, large-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Mechanisms
- creative-expression
- Change scope
- state · 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
Not attributed in the manual — Improv word game; carried into Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)
In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual
Variations in the manual: Categories, and a Noticing round on emotions, sensations, or all-out noticing.
status: checked · added 2026-08-31