1.   Explain to your group that they should do the following in secret, trying not to let their chosen people know who they are.

2.   First, ask your group to start by secretly identifying a person in the group and move to a position that is approximately 9 feet from him or her. No talking is allowed. Give your group plenty of time to adjust.

3.   Next, ask your group to secretly pick a second person in the group. While remaining 9 feet from the first person, ask them to move to a position that is 6 feet from the second person.

4.   Finally, while keeping the first two distances, ask everyone to pick a third person in the group and move to a position that is 3 feet from the third person.  This proves very difficult because whenever anyone moves, the entire group will eventually have to move as well to accommodate.

Allowing the group to struggle and walk around in circles will prompt excellent topics for conversation, but don't let it go on too long or the group will lose interest and the point will be lost.

1.   Try the entire activity again, but this time ask your group to identify themselves to their 3, 6, and 9 foot people. Now by talking to their 3, 6, and 9 foot people, see if they can successfully move into the final configuration. At the end of this activity, ask the group how the ability to talk changed the dynamic.
 

Facilitator's Note: Listen for the golden comments such as "if YOU would just STOP MOVING," and "It's not MY fault." These types of comments are just what you are looking for because it is so easy to draw a parallel to real life situations.