Leadership Secrets of Mr. Potato Head - Facilitation Edition

Facilitation Secrets by TeamTRI
FACILITATION SECRETS

WELCOME LEARNERS!
VACATIONERS
JUDGERS
PRISONERS
LEARNERS
POWER PLAYERS

A Little Mr. Potato Head History…
• 1949 – A Brooklyn toy inventor named George
Lerner developed idea of inserting face and
body parts into fruits and vegetables to create
“Funny Face Man.”
• Controversy and rejection!
• Lerner convinced a food company to distribute
plastic parts as prizes in breakfast cereal boxes
and sold the idea for $5,000.

• A small company (later
known as Hasbro)
realized the potential and
paid the cereal company
$2,000 to stop production
and the rights for $5,000

• Born on May 1, 1952
• The original toy cost .89 and
contained hands, feet, ears,
two mouths, two pairs of
eyes, four nose, three hats
eyeglasses, a pipe, and 8
pieces of felt resembling
facial hair.

• Mr. Potato Head
was the first toy to
be advertised on
television.

• Mr. Potato Head in his first 20 years

• In 1975, he got bigger
– literally (in size and
production)

• Universal slats now
made it able to put
faces and body parts
in the “wrong” holes.
• In 1986, he quit
smoking

• 1995 - made his debut in
Hollywood with leading
roll in Toy Story.
• 1999 – Toy Story II

• 2000 – Mr. Potato
Head was inducted
into the Toy Hall of
Fame!

• 2001 – Got his own comic strip!

• In 2006, Hasbro also began selling
individual pieces as sets to add to a
collection instead of having to buy an entire
Potato Head set with a body.

• 2010 – Stars again in
the hit Disney-Pixar
Franchise with Toy
Story III!

• 2011 – Joins
“Let’s Move”
campaign in
Extreme
“Bake-Over”

• 2014 – Debuts as a Celebrity Spokesperson

• And Mr. Potato
Head was just in a
Parade in
Disneyland last
week!

Why We Love Mr. Potato Head…
• What makes Mr.
Potato Head so
appealing for so many
years and used in so
many different ways to
so many different
people?

How does this apply to facilitation?

Encourages Optimism…
• Mr. Potato Head is universally adored

Versatility…

Learn through play [ team projects]
• Mr. Potato
Head plays
well with
others

Reflects the Times…

Limitless Configurations…

Limitless Configurations…
• Simple
• Creativity
• No Right or
Wrong
• Gender Neutral
• Career Neutral

Mr. Potato Head’s Facilitation Secrets

MOVE my EYES
Get Visuals Up!
MOVE my FEET
Get participants Up!
MOVE my MOUTH
Get participants Talking
MOVE my EARS
Play Music in Class MOVE my BRAIN
Get participants Thinking!
MOVE my HANDS
Get participants Creating
MOVE my NOSE
Get Smell Involved
Move Formula Resource Credit: Kelly Barnes

HOW?

MOVE my EARS
Play Music in Class

MOVE my EARS
• Play Music in Class/Sessions
• Develop Playlists to Set Mood
• No Lyrics for Work Sessions
• Fast Paced to Start
• Use Music to Establish Time
• Mix in Yours Too!

POWER
PODS

POWER PODS:
• Excited, upbeat music gets participant
energized as soon as they walk into the room.
• Slower music can settle the group down for
activities where you are asking them to think,
take their time to create a project, or reflect on
an activity.
• Fast music can give a sense of urgency and
speed to a task where you want them to act,
think and move quickly.

POWER PODS:
• Music can be used as a time keeper for activities
by instructing participants they have “the length of
two songs” to complete the activity.
• It can also be used to get participant attention by
raising the volume of the music slightly and then
fading it out to indicate it’s time to re-focus their
attention.
• Play list can be created for each of the
categories you may need. It requires some
advanced work, but it is essential for helping
create the right energy and atmosphere for the
room!

SOURCES and RESOURCES
CPP – Clean Powerful Positive
• iTunes [search TeamTRI]
• Pandora
• Spotify [search TRI Leadership Events]

MOVE my MOUTH
Get participants Talking

MOVE my MOUTH
• Read Out Loud Together
• Discussion Topics
• Hot Spots
• Partner Up
• Quote Me

MY ATTITUDE
“I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a
day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important
than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or
failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say
about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps
me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or
assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no
barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no
challenge too great for me.” C. Swindoll

Tongue Twisters
Pick a partner and practice passing,
For if you pass proficiently,
Perhaps you’ll play professionally.

Tongue Twisters
Shelter for six sick scenic
sightseers.

Tongue Twisters
While we were walking,
We were watching window
washers wash Washington's
windows with warm washing
water.

Tongue Twisters
I thought a thought.
But the thought I thought wasn’t
the thought I thought I thought.

Tongue Twisters
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a
peck of pickled peppers? If Peter
Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers, where’s the peppers
Peter Piper picked?

Tongue Twisters
The only fixer‐upper
fixer that can fix up a
fixer‐upper is…LOVE!

COMMUNICATION
1. to bring together
2. transmission of
information and
meaning

I NEVER SAID YOU
STOLE THE COOKIES

80% of
conflicts come
from tone of
voice

“QUOTE ME”

QUOTE ME:
• Post up your favorite leadership quotes or facts
around the room to add visual interest.
• Option: Create a PowerPoint/Prezi/Keynote
presentation to play as participants come into
class.
• Option: You can also post up blank paper and
ask an open-ended question for participant to
fill in while they are waiting to get started.

• Example questions:
– What is the best piece of advice you have
ever received?
– Who is your hero?
– What is your favorite leadership quote?
– If you could meet any leader for dinner and ask
any question, who would it be and what would you
ask them?
QUOTE ME:

• theboxgirl.com
• tabletopics.com
• Chat Pack
• Pinterest

MOVE my HANDS
Get participants Creating

MOVE my HANDS
• Wave Your Hands in the Air
• Change Shakes/Thumbs/Arms
• John Hancock Signatures
• Drum Rolls
• Twitter Teaching
• Note Passing
• Fill in the Blank

TWITTER
TEACHING

TWITTER TEACHING:
• Give assignment to Tweet
• Have participants work in teams to create 3-5
“Tweets” (140 characters) facts, lessons, stats, etc.
about the session.
• Participants can write them down or Tweet them
(have them # your class or a key word)
• Participants turn in the Tweets and the teacher
facilitator uploads them to Twitter scheduled to go
out after school. Run Tweets prior to testing.

NOTE
PASSING

NOTE PASSING:
• Instruct each person to hand their
notebook/handout to the person on their right.
• Explain that it is now their responsibility to take
quality notes for their teammate.
• Keep moving the notebooks to the right or left
when you feel the energy is getting low or
participant are not jotting down key points that
you feel they need to have for their records.

MOVE my HANDS!
FILL IN
THE BLANK
HANDOUTS

MOVE my EYES
Get Visuals Up!

MOVE my EYES
• 25-30% of
your brain’s
power is spent
processing
images and
what you see

MOVE my EYES
• Visual Environments
• Central Images for Lessons
• participant Work Up
• Online Resources
• Inserting Media into PowerPoint
• Use Presenter View / Desktop Image

THE GRAFFITI WALL
• Get a roll of banner paper or butcher paper and
post it along a wall in your classroom.
• As participants enter or during prescribed
times, encourage them to “make their mark”,
sign it, write a quote, etc.
• Teach the CPP Rule (Clean/Powerful/Positive)

MOVE my EYES

INSERT VIDEOS into PowerPoint

INSERTING VIDEOS to GET VISUALS UP

My View Audience View

MOVE my FEET
• Switch Chairs
• Touch 2’s
• Get into Character
• Talk Fest
• This or That

• As participants walk into the room, have a flip
chart that gives them a quick challenge. This will
immediately engage them as they walk into the
space, as well as take care of a few
housekeeping items.
• Examples of “Touch 2” :
– Touch 2 walls and have a friend write your name in your
notebook for you!
– Touch 1 Wall; Sit in 2 Chairs; Compliment 3 People
– Give 3 people a high five and shake hands with 2 people.
– Touch this poster and then write your name REALLY BIG in
crayon on the Monster Mural!
– Touch 2 things in the room that are red and write down 3 things
you have in common on the Monster Mural.
TOUCH 2s:

GET INTO CHARACTER
Explain the benefits of _____ using the voice of:
• Superhero
• Auctioneer
• Cheerleader
• Flight Attendant
• Diva or Rapper
• Car Salesman
• Preacher
• Nursery School Teacher

TELL A STORY OF SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED TO YOU RECENTLY
TALK FEST: Round 1

CONCENTRATING ON FACIAL
EXPRESSIONS, TALK ABOUT YOUR
FAVORITE DESSERT/FOOD
TALK FEST: Round 2

USING GESTURES, TEACH US HOW
TO DO SOMETHING YOU ENJOY
TALK FEST: Round 3

USING YOUR FULL BODY, TELL US
ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SPORT
TALK FEST: Round 4

CONCENTRATING ON VARYING
VOLUME, TELL US ABOUT
SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO YOU
TALK FEST: Round 5

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND
DESCRIBE WHY SOMEONE SHOULD
MOVE TO MISSOURI!
TALK FEST: Round 6 – FREE FOR ALL FINALS!
ENERGY
MOVEMENT

This or That

MOVE my NOSE
Get Smell Involved

MY my NOSE
• Sense of
“smell” is the
most closely
related
sense to
memory

MOVE my NOSE
• Ambient Scenting
• Lotion / Air Freshners /Febreze
• Mints
• Candy/Food/Drink While
Studying
• Fresh Air
• Removing Odorific Issues

MOVE my BRAIN
Get participants Thinking!

MOVE my BRAIN
• Trivia Time!
• Slant
• Little Professor
• Tiny Teaches
• Each One Teach One
• Brain Dump
• Zoned Out
• Have Fun on Tests!

TRIVIA
TIME

• Post educational trivia/facts around the room on
separate sheets of 8.5” x 11” paper.
• During the class, randomly yell out “What
time is it?”
• Train participants to respond back with:
“IT’S TRIVIA TIME!”
• Read a trivia question and the first person who
can find the answer on the wall and touch the
paper, wins a prize!
TRIVIA TIME:

• MENTAL FLOSS

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of yoru daUy fruit NComm ndatiOD1l.

The Constitution

SLANT // FULL RECEIVE MODE
• Sit Up
• Lean Forward
• Ask ?’s
• Nod
• Talk & Take Notes

LITTLE
PROFESSOR

THE LITTLE PROFESSOR:
• Have the participants form partners.
• Each partner picks a topic that has previously
been discussed.
• Give each person 2-3 minutes to give a “mini
lecture” on their topic that would include why
they chose that particular topic, why they think it is
significant to know, and 2 interesting applications,
results, uses, etc. of the information
• Partners then switch roles, giving time for each
to give their lesson.

EACH
ONE
TEACH
ONE

EACH ONE/TEACH ONE:
• Have the groups break into teams of 5-7
participant.
• Assign new instruction material that has not
been previously covered.
• Challenge each group to create a lesson that will
teach the component.
• Each lesson should have goals or outcomes they
would like to see their fellow participants
understand, an interactive element, and facilitate
a group discussion based on the lesson and the
outcome of the interactive component.

BRAIN
DUMP

BRAIN DUMP:
• At the end of a lesson or activity, have participant
find a space in their notebooks or on a flip chart
where they can “brain dump.”
• Instruct the participant you are going to give
them a certain amount of time (use the length of
a song!) and they are to begin to write about
what they have just experienced or learned.
• It is to be a stream of consciousness writing, so
grammar and spelling is not important.
• It is important that they write continuously about
their experience and then share their thoughts
with their team or with a partner.

ZONED OUT

ZONED OUT:
• This is a combination of “Note Passing” and
“The Little Professor.”
• Have the groups form partners and tell one of the
two that they may take a mental break. They can
close their eyes or just sit in their seat. They may
not disrupt the lesson that will continue to go on
in the room.
• It is now the responsibility of the remaining
partner to take notes and learn the information
well enough to teach it back to their partner.
• Give prizes, rewards, bonus points to the note
taking partner

ZONED OUT [continued]
• Call the group back to order and have the
partners teach the lesson and then discuss it—
with the teacher of course acting as the observer
to fill in any blanks that the presenter might
accidentally leave out.
• This method helps leaders digest information
because not only do they have to capture it—
they have to turn around and present it. Partners
should switch roles, giving the other person time
to “zone out.”

TINY
TEACHES

TINY TEACHES:
• With rooms with many participants, it is easy
to look around at the end of the day and
notice that someone has not engaged in the
learning.
• Having participants form partnerships can
ensure that no one is left out and that everyone
has the opportunity to engage in the lesson.

• Examples of techniques used in partnerships
and are good to use when you don’t have a
specific activity for that particular lesson:
– Read, critique or edit each others written work.
– Interview each other about their reactions to
what they just learned.
– Read and discuss a particular article or
reading assignment.
– Question each other about the lesson.
– Recap with each other the three key things
they learned.
TINY TEACHES [continued]

• More Examples
– Develop questions together to ask the facilitator
or other teammates to clarify or facilitate further
discussion.
– Analyze a case study or create a solution to
a challenge.
– Test each other on the material.
– Formulate a response to a question(s) asked by
the teacher.
TINY TEACHES [continued]

Have Some FUN on Tests

MOVE ME ALL TOGETHER!
• Rock the Clock
• The Handout
• Board Game
• Cereal Box
• Talking Tee
• If you were an APP

ENGAGING
WAYS TO
START

ROCK
THE
CLOCK

ROCK the CLOCK
ROCK THE CLOCK
• Draw your own clock from 1:00 –
12:00
• Make appointments with other
participants around the room and fill
your clock with meetings
• Throughout presentation call out a
time. Have appointments meet to
discuss a topic you give them.
• Example: “Meet up with your 4
o’clock appointment. Topic: Why Your
Favorite Toy growing up!

The
Handout

HAND OUT:
• Have participants trace their hand, cut it out, and
write the following answers on their traced hand:
– #1: Number one Goal This Year
– Spirit Fingers: What Makes You Smile?
– OK: Favorite Family Movie/TV/Character
– HIGH 5: Achievement You’re Proud Of
– Rule of Thumb: Rule to Live Life By
– Lifeline: Your Purpose in Life
• Post the hands around the room and share 1:1

IF YOU
WERE A
BOARD
GAME

IF YOU WERE A BOARD GAME:
• Pass out 11” x 17” paper to participants
• Share with them they are about to create a
board game. It’s their personal “Game of Life”
• Let them use crayons, markers, and art supplies
using their life and dreams as a board game
• participants create the game and share 1:1

BOARD GAME ELEMENTS
• Name Your Game
• Six Players…who are your most trusted “players”?
• Obstacles: 2 obstacles you’ve had to
overcome…2 you know you’ll have to overcome?
• Goal: What’s the goal of the game?
• Risk: What’s one thing you’ll have to risk to be
successful?
• Clue: One thing you wish people would get a “clue” about
• Trivial Pursuit: One thing you want to learn
• Uno: One thing you want to accomplish this year
• Sorry: What are three key things that you can do …so
you never have to say you are sorry…
• BuzzWord: One word that describes YOU.
• LIFE: What are 3 future goals?

CEREAL
BOX

YOUR CEREAL BOX
• Design Your Own Custom Box
of Cereal named after you with
ingredients that reflect what you
bring to the team!
Represent the Following
• Name Your Cereal
• What’s your “Prize” Inside
[something not many know, hobby,
special ability, etc.]
• What are your unique ingredients
for success, leadership, etc?
• What’s something “NEW” you’re
working on to grow?

TALKING TEE

ELEMENTS TO REPRESENT ON THE SHIRT
• Your Brand
• College & Career
• Favorite Number
• Favorite Movie/Song
• Favorite Sport
• How do you chill/relax?
• Special Talent/Skill
• Favorite Quote

If you were an…

Design Your App
• App Name
• App Image/Logo
• Location Setting (State)
• 3 Cool Features!
• 2 Goals!
• 1 Legacy to Leave in the
World
IF YOU WERE AN APP

One last secret. Are you ready?

MOVE ON!

MOVE ON!
7 MINUTE
RULE

MOVE ON!
BE HERE!
NOT HERE!

QUESTIONS?

GOOD LUCK
you good
looking
awesome
facilitators!

Facilitation Secrets of Mr. Potato Head
presented by
TRI Leadership Resources
Email: ryan@teamtri.com Email: amy@teamtri.com
Chief Leadership Officer Director of Awesomeness
Twitter: @TeamTRI LinkedIn: Search TeamTRI
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