Library of facilitation techniques

Use this exercise to introduce people to analyse and solve problems together. Everyone feels engaged and is part of the solution.

The goal of this game is to generate ideas with silent sticky note writing.

Beginning a session with anonymous sharing of possible problems

Using African (and other) Proverbs for inspiration and connection

Everyone plays tag, using breakout rooms in Zoom

Whoosh, bangs, zaps etc. are passed around the circle. Great opportunity to introduce failure bow

‘Who, What, Where, When, Why and How’ is a method used to obtain a thorough understanding of a problem.

A fun energizer that uses multiple senses.

When exploring an information space, it’s important for a group to know where they are at any given time. By using SQUID, a group charts out the territory as they go and can navigate accordingly. SQUID stands for Sequential Question and Insight Diagram.

In any good brainstorming session, there will come a time when there are too many good ideas, too many concepts, and too many possibilities to proceed. When this time has come, dot voting is one of the simplest ways to prioritize and converge upon an agreed solution.

A rapid game of name learning with probably a lot of funny moments. Besides it teaches particiapants how to communicate and strategize in an effective way without being  explicit about these goals.