Split the group into two equal halves. One group is 'the models' one is the 'artists'. Models form an inner circle facing outward; artists form an outer circle facing inward.

Each model should have an artist standing in front of them. Every artist should have a white card/paper (their canvas), and a coloured pen - ready to draw their model.

Explain the exercise:

• start by saying hi and noting the name of the model on the piece of paper

• artists will draw their model’s face while only looking at them; they cannot look down on their paper.

• artists will have around 30 seconds to draw; once time is up the artists will hand their card to the model for them to hold (without letting the model sneak a peek)

• artists then take a step clockwise, so that they are stood in front of a new model

Before letting the group start - practice the rotation as explained above.

1. Let the Artists begin drawing, play music in the background. Encourage them 'beautiful pictures - practically photographs - make sure you capture the glimmer in their eye - best smiles models' etc.

2. After 30 seconds or so, shout 'rotate', instruct artists to hand over their card to the model, and take a step clockwise.

3. The artists should then take the piece of card/portrait from the model, and pick up the drawing where the last person left off.

4. Continue this rotation for 4 or 5 rounds. When the portraits look complete, turn off the music and reveal the beautiful crowd-sourced portraits to the models

5. Now the artists and models switch roles, and you repeat again so that everyone has a portrait.

DEEPEN TEAM CONNECTION: HUMAN GALLERY

Annotate your portrait

• Bring the group together again, and introduce the theory of  'comfort zone vs stretch zone'; describing the power of moving into stretch zone and explaining the difference between 'panic-zone'

• Invite people to annotate their portraits, choosing a 'stretch' they could challenge themselves to explore during this session.

• Alternative annotation prompts include: add your superpowers or kryptonites to this paper, add your preferred communication style, write a fun fact or your personality type.

Share back

• Depending on the group size, you can stand in a circle and have each person share back their portrait

• Or, tape up all portraits on a designated wall.

• Walk through the gallery, admiring your colleagues' portraits to learn more about their unique qualities.

• Ask a couple of people to share back:

Which portrait resonated with you the most?

What's the most intriguing discovery you made?

What would you like to learn more about other participants?