For 3-5 players.
Starting the Game
The game starts by 🌳 choosing a value that you'll all work to support, and a leader. The leader says how new topics can be introduced (topic legitimation) and what kinds of comments are allowable (comment legitimation).
Game Play
One person at the time is the leader. This person introduces the rules for topic and comment legitimation, trying to find legitimation rules that best support the value. Everyone else tries to follow the rules.
After a set time (~5 min) everyone evaluates how the leader did, and whether the value was supported by the initial redesign. Then the leader changes and a new round begins.
We suggest sticking to one value, and iterating on the rules, until someone did a good job.
The game is less about having a great time living by the value, and more about training your legitimation making skills.
Tips
Pretext. Is communication expected to be around a shared goal? Shared topic? Shared values? Or do participants have different goals and seek exchanges? Or is there no set pretext at all?
Feedback. How do people respond to speech? Do the they like / clap / cheer / review? Do they friend / follow / join? Do they thank? Comment? Request/buy?
Pace and Polish. Is the rate of communication fast or slow? Are things slowly crafted? Contemplated? Or quickly tossed back and forth?
Selection. Are some players recognized as invited by a trustworthy person? invited random
Status. Are some participants celebrities? Are they ranked somehow? Or is everyone presented as equal?
Setup
On a table between you, place three cards.
- The value card. Says a value you're all working to support.
- The topic legitimation card. Says how new topics can be introduced.
- The comment legitimation card. Says what kinds of comments are allowable.
Game Play
One person at the time is the leader. This person can change the topic and comment legitimation rules whenever they like. Everyone else tries to follow the rules. The leader changes the rules periodically, trying to find legitimation rules that best support the value.
After a set time, everyone evaluates how the leader did, and the leader and value changes.
Tips
Pretext. Is communication expected to be around a shared goal? Shared topic? Shared values? Or do participants have different goals and seek exchanges? Or is there no set pretext at all?
Feedback. How do people respond to speech? Do the they like / clap / cheer / review? Do they friend / follow / join? Do they thank? Comment? Request/buy?
Pace and Polish. Is the rate of communication fast or slow? Are things slowly crafted? Contemplated? Or quickly tossed back and forth?
Selection. Are some players recognized as invited by a trustworthy person? invited random
Status. Are some participants celebrities? Are they ranked somehow? Or is everyone presented as equal?
How to improve Legitimation Poker
- Game begins by choosing a leader and a value
- Leader has a few minutes to write initial rules
- After each round, the leader asks the value provider how the value was or was not supported → we suggest sticking to the value, iterating the rules, until someone did a very good job.
- basketball leader style. less about having a great game, more about training your legitimation making skills