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14. Whiskeymixer Description of the exercise: „This is very serious! Relax your body, stand in a good position...“ (you can start the exercise like that) stay in a circle, nobody is allowed to laugh, if somebody laughs, as a punishment he has to run around the whole circle, there are three words circling around (as if you were giving a ball from one to the next person, you pass the word: „Whiskey mixer!“ to the right, you can change direction with „Measuring swap!“ and to the left you continue with the word „Wax mask!“) Aim of the exercise: Energizer Creating confusion Show the power of laugh Observe group dynamics Structure: whole group process Target population: any population (except for people that can't move very well) Minimum-maximum group size: 7 to 30 Conditions: Opener or after a break or when the energy is low Duration: depends on the size of the group, 5-15 minutes Equipment: none Development of the exercise, possible variations: You can adapt the game to your own language, e.g. in German you can use "Whiskeymixer – Messwechsel – Wachsmaske" Meta-feedback, debriefing: How does humour help? Finding humour in making mistakes. Not taking ourselves too seriously. Learning outcomes: 43. establish humour in working institutions and environment 44. distance themselves from own work 45. use relaxation in the work Original method: humour strategies Methodological integration and combination possibilities: Integration with storytelling or expression and dance/movement: This exercise can be used as a funny energizer in appropriate group processes working with other methodologies as well. Contributor: Bouchbouk, Sophie Result of ‘The Artist Within – Applied eMOTION’ Erasmus+ project