Positive Gossip

Practice giving and getting genuine positive feedback through three quick rounds of uplifting one-to-one "gossip". Adapted from Liberating Structures (https://www.liberatingstructures.com/positive-gossip), licensed CC BY-NC 3.0.

by Andrew Davis · Version 1 · Download .md

4 parts · 7 phases

Part 1 Round 1 round the room Rooms of 2

Intro Host-paced

Find a partner. Each person takes a turn.

Positive gossip about a mentor 1 min

Share something positive about a mentor or supporter in your life.

Part 2 Round 2 round the room Rooms of 2

Intro Host-paced

Find a new partner.

Positive gossip about someone in the group 1 min

Share something positive about someone here in the group.

Part 3 Round 3 round the room Rooms of 2

Intro Host-paced

One more new partner.

Positive gossip about your partner 1 min

Share something positive about the person in front of you.

Part 4 Everyone

Reflect together 5 min

A few people reflect: How did it feel to go through the rounds? Where else could we use Positive Gossip? What good could it bring?