Exploring Personality Preferences Through Masks and Sociodrama
Dive into a unique approach of using masks and sociodrama to learn about personality preferences, their impact on interactions, and strategies for managing them. Discover different personality types, reflect on your own learning, and explore ways to apply this approach in practice. While not claiming absolute truth, this workshop offers an engaging way to understand individual differences and enhance learning experiences.
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Masks & sociodrama for learning about personality preferences Andy Peisley, Falmouth University, UK Andy.Peisley@falmouth.ac.uk EAPRIL 2016
Learning outcomes To reflect on personality preferences and their impact on our interactions To generate, practice, and reflect on different strategies for managing their impact To reflect on how you could use this in your own practice
Workshop structure: Meet the masks/personality types Jung model Compare and contrast to yourself and people you know Identify which are easier and more challenging Explore moving and acting as different masks Explore different strategies for interacting with them Reflect on your learning Identify how you could apply this approach to your own practice
Rationale for this approach Impact of personality preferences in life and work Overcome some limitations in common teaching methods Masks strong visual anchor Helps role play, release of inhibitions Engagement of whole learner, embodied, active, deeper learning Exploration through action, opportunity for practice
Caution! Not claiming Jungian typology model is truth An example, a common model For exploring impact of individual differences, not as truth Another method to support learning about personality An evolving ongoing project Potentially better ways forward? Different models, with stronger evidence? E.g. Five Factor Model?
LETS MEET THE MASKS! BLUE RED YELLOW GREEN Full & half-mask versions
BLUE What is BLUE like? Strengths? Less attractive characteristics? In pairs introduce yourself and say hello then tell your partner what you think
RED What is RED like? Strengths? Less attractive characteristics?
YELLOW What is YELLOW like? Strengths? Less attractive characteristics?
GREEN What is GREEN like? Strengths? Less attractive characteristics?
The Insights 4 Colour Energies On a good day Cautious Precise Deliberate Questioning Formal Analytical Competitive Demanding Determined Strong-willed Purposeful Driver Caring Encouraging Sharing Patient Relaxed Amiable Sociable Dynamic Demonstrative Enthusiastic Persuasive Expressive
The Insights 4 Colour Energies On a bad day Stuffy Indecisive Suspicious Cold Reserved Aggressive Controlling Driving Overbearing Intolerant Docile Bland Plodding Reliant Stubborn Excitable Frantic Indiscreet Flamboyant Hasty
The Insights Colour Quadrants Fiery Red Cool Bluec l Earth Green Sunshine Yellow
Colourful Statements Let s do it right Let s do it NOW Let s do it in a caring way Let s do it together
Relate the masks to you and people you know Go and stand by the mask: Which is most like you? Why? (explain, quickly, to someone there too) Which do you find most easy to work with? Why? (explain) Which do you find most difficult to work with? Why? (explain) Which is most like you? (explain)
Explore the masks Get into groups, 1 mask per group, 3 persons in each group A group with a mask that is NOT the most like you Take turns - to put on and move as the mask Rest of the group help the person wearing the mask, to explore moving and acting as that mask, Ask the mask questions and make requests Use handouts to make questions and requests Mask - respond through movement and/or sound NOT words
Questions & requests for the mask ---(colour)----, can you show us how (descriptor)---- you are? E.g. Red, can you show us how determined you are? ----(colour)----, can you -----(physical action)-- in a --(descriptor) way? E.g. Green, can you pick up that chair in a relaxed way? Masks Remember sounds and movement in response, NOT words
Influencing strategies? for B, R, Y, G? Get into groups of 5 persons, 1 mask each group Ideally with a mask who you find it most difficult to get on with But if not - at least not with a mask who is most like you Decide (quickly) on an event that you think this mask: would NOT like to attend, given their personality preferences Sociodrama scenario and roles: Mask , Influencer , Audience Influencer tries to persuade mask to attend the event Group uses sociodrama to explore how influencer can do this
Sociodrama method and techniques Stop and start the action to explore the situation & try out & practice influencing strategies Role reversal e.g. mask - influencer , audience mask or influencer Ask the audience - Audience can give advice, or take out role to show or try out alternative strategies Roles stay, but anyone can explore any role Use handouts for ideas, but also explore your own ideas for strategies
Reflection & Discussion In groups: What did you learn from this exercise? From this workshop? How could you use this in your own practice? E.g. The learning about personality preferences, this type of teaching and learning method masks & sociodrama, etc? In wider group: discussion and questions?
Andy Peisley Falmouth University, UK Email: andy.peisley@falmouth.ac.uk With big thanks also to: University of Westminster, UK + Mike Chase (www.mikechasemasks.com) + Insights (www.insights.com) Sternberg, P. & Garcia, A. (2000). Sociodrama: Who's in your shoes? (2nd ed). Westport: Praeger.
The Insights Colour Quadrants Cool Blue detailed structured realistic Fiery Red big bold challenging fantastic passionate beyond your wildest dreams Sunshine Yellow safe value-based thoughtful Earth Green
