Traffic Light

Comment l'animer

1. 1

   Distribute a set of three cards (red, yellow, green) to each participant.

2. 2

   Explain the meanings: green = yes/go ahead, yellow = I'm unsure/slow down, red = no/stop.

3. 3

   Read or display each idea, statement, or proposed action one at a time.

4. 4

   After each item, ask everyone to hold up one card simultaneously (important: all at once, not sequentially).

5. 5

   Observe the pattern. Where there's strong green consensus, move forward. Where there's red or yellow, open for brief discussion.

6. 6

   Summarise the group's position after all items have been rated.

Conseils

• Simultaneous reveal is critical — avoid letting one person's card influence others.

• Yellow cards are your discussion triggers — they signal uncertainty worth exploring.

• If the group is stalled, traffic light gives everyone a structured way to express a position without verbal confrontation.

Variantes

Sticky dot version: write items on a poster, give each participant coloured sticky dots to place next to each statement — creates a visible heat map.Ongoing meeting version: distribute cards at the start. Participants can hold up a card at any time to signal their engagement with the current discussion.

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