This activity was conducted with a group of twelve participants. We had 15 minutes to do this activity (not 45 minutes). Two mentors were assigned to lead two small groups. The space was divided into two areas with four chairs for the group of five. Participants were provided with a brief lecture about power positions, body language, and posture intents. Each mentor did a sample of the activity for the participants in a 1 minute overview. Participants had 5 minutes to assemble, decide on what the purpose of the chairs, and then assembled into position. At the conclusion of the round, each group evaluated what the position looked like and the group responded. Then, we repeated this activity two additional times.  

An example of a Round 1: group 1 put four chairs adjacent to each other and one participant was standing in front of them. Each participant chose a different posture in the adjacent seats. The leader was hovering over them. Interestingly, the posture assumed was easy to identify by the opposing group.  They chose forward seating posture for pensive, relaxed posture with hard tilted back for not caring, etc. The other group arranged the chairs with backs facing to each other and created a musical chairs situation with one person losing.

Overall, the participants enjoyed this activity very much and it allowed for a natural conversation about how this could build intercultural awareness in a new group setting, and even if many other settings.