Look for terminology problems, where participants may be using different words to describe the same step. Prompt the group to find points of agreement and confusion.The group should place their steps above and below one anotherвЂ™s so that they can compare their versions of steps 1, 2, and so on. After the participants have brainstormed their version of the steps, ask them to come up to the wall and post them to compare.They can use as many notes as they like, but each step must be a separate note. Then give them the task: write down the steps in the process. Instruct participants to think about the process from beginning to end.Write this step on a sticky note, put it on the wall, and then proceed with the exercise. If you believe the group will have a hard time with this simple step, decide it for them in advance and present it as a best guess. This could sound like вЂњthe beginning of the dayвЂќ or вЂњthe start of a quarterвЂќ or вЂњafter we finished the last one.вЂќ This is the trigger or triggers that kick off the process. Write or draw the output of the process on the wall.Д®stablish a common starting point of the process with the group. вЂќ X in this case is the output of the process it maybe a document, a product, an agreement, or the like. Introduce the exercise by framing the objective: вЂњThis is a group activity, where we will create a picture of how we create.

This exercise will not generally result in a new or better process but rather a better understanding of the current one. In most cases, this can flow naturally into a discussion of what to do about those unclear areas.

Through this exercise, the group will define an existing process at a high level and uncover areas of confusion or misunderstanding. Things seem to be happening in an ad hoc fashion, invisibly, or by chance. The team is using different terms to describe their process. Often, there is a sense of confusion about who does what and when. The object of this game is to quickly diagnose a groupвЂ™s level of understanding of the steps in a process.

The path game