# Draw What I Mean — Start Here

> One page, thirty seconds, then print and run.

**What this is:** A 12-minute, pairs tool that puts three rounds of describe-and-draw side by side — free words, a shared shape-word card, then open questions — to show that instruction precision and a shared shorthand beat a confident description. Printable cards, a run sheet, no account. pairs (2 people) · 12 min · offline + online.

## Pick your lane

- **Just run it (5 min):** print a picture card per pair and a sketch sheet, run the three rounds, compare, bridge. No projector, no account.
- **Facilitate a bigger room:** pairs work simultaneously; you run the clock and the bridge from the wall poster.
- **Make the vocabulary yours:** swap the generic shape words on the card for your domain's real terms — the round-2 effect is the point.

## What's in the folder

| File | What it is |
|---|---|
| `draw-what-i-mean-prop-cards.pdf` | Poker-spec print sheet: picture cards (describer) + a shared shape-word card + a blank card to author your own |
| `draw-what-i-mean-run-sheet.pdf` | The print edition: run sheet + debrief bound as one A4 document; `-Letter.pdf` is US Letter |
| `draw-what-i-mean-activity-poster.pdf` | The whole tool on one A3 wall sheet — meta, three rounds, the bridge, watch-outs |
| `draw-what-i-mean-guide.md` · `-debrief.md` · `-start-here.md` | The facilitator guide, the debrief, this page |
| `draw-what-i-mean-license.md` | License & tiers |
| `SKILL.md` | Skill manifest for AI agents — the runnable prep |
| `draw-what-i-mean.zip` | The whole folder, one download |

## Print list (per pair)

One picture card, one shared shape-word card, one blank sketch sheet (any A4). Run several pairs at once with the same card set. The poster needs no print to run the tool, but it makes the bridge stick on the wall.