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THE DEBRIEFING CUBE

The seven lenses of reflection

WHAT’S IN THIS FOR YOU? Get the most value out of your games, simulations, interactions
and exercises.

OUR TIPS FOR GREAT DEBRIEFING

LISTEN AND OBSERVE INTENTLY.

EXPLORE WITH OPEN QUESTIONS TO DIG DEEPER.

TRUST THE BEST REFLECTIONS COME


FROM YOUR PARTICIPANTS, NOT YOU.

RELAX YOU DON’T NEED TO USE EVERY LENS


AND DEBRIEF EVERYTHING.

THE LENSES
GOAL
EXPLORE SHARED UNDERSTANDINGS
® Example: What was the goal?, Was there a shared understanding
of the goal?

EMOTIONS
EXPLORE ACTIONS AND EMOTIONS
® Example: What did you feel? And when? Tell us more.

PROCESS
EXPLORE THE JOURNEY AND THE RESULT
® Example: What were the steps that lead to
success/learning/failure/improvement?, Was there waste?

COMMUNICATION
EXPLORE THINKING, SPEAKING AND HEARING
® Example: What didn’t you say, that you wished you had?
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TAKE-AWAY
EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE
® Example: What did you learn about yourself and the team? After
this experience, what could/will you improve at work?

GROUP DYNAMICS
EXPLORE BEHAVIOURS
® Example: Who was the leader/facilitator?, How did you organize
yourselves? How did you make decisions?

BLIND SPOT
EXPLORE SURPRISES
® Example: What did you assume that turned out to be not true?,
How did you test your assumptions?

FINAL TIPS FOR GREAT DEBRIEFING

CLOSE BY GOING BROADER, E.G. WITH WHY DID WE DO THIS?, WHAT ELSE CAN
YOU LEARN (ABOUT OUR WORKSHOP/TRAINING TOPIC)?

PRACTICE USING THE LENSES AND


CRAFTING YOUR OWN AWESOME QUESTIONS
(E.G. WITH WHY, WHAT, HOW, NOW WHAT, WHEN, WHO, ETC.)

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND LEARN FROM OTHERS.


GO TO www.bit.ly/TheDebriefingCube_Share FOR MORE INSPIRATION AND
TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR BEST QUESTIONS.

Chris Caswell & Julian Kea


FEEL FREE TO REUSE AND REMIX! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0),
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
The Debriefing Cube was first discussed at #play14 Timișoara 2017 and first
presented at #play14 Luxembourg 2018, http://play14.org.

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