I wasn’t trying to flame you, only to flame the idea of heuristic technique, or role playing, which I have seen in action (and an example of how it doesn’t work is in the article above), during my studies and even more during corporate training sessions, where attendees were asked to assume some roles, whether those of customers, or discriminated against employees, and other such nonsense, while the hired instructor, being paid a grand or two a day, stepped outside for his hourly tobacco addiction break. It never worked.
Yes, I've experienced that sort of banana oil, too.