Postcard to a Friend
Here's a closer that encourages participants to recall what happened in the session and to come up with second thoughts about how they could have benefited more. It also creates useful materials for an interesting icebreaker.
Library of facilitation techniques
Decision Making & Goal Setting Workshop Activities
Workshop activities focused on decision making, goal setting and implementation. Guide your group through the process of narrowing down ideas and select the best option to execute.
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Back-2-Back Drawing
This is a communication exercise when participants in pairs have to use only verbal communication to help their pair to draw a specific picture. There are several variations of the exercise detailed in the instructions.
Bottle Tower
Teams of 4-5 members are competing to build the highest free-standing tower using empty water bottles and rope - a different version of the Marshmallow challenge.
Celebrity Party
Great activity to help people warm up in a new environment.
Common Experiences
A funny way to get to know each other especially in groups of children or teenagers.
Common Threads
A fast get-to-know game that can be tailored according to the participants age/profession/etc.
Diversity Bingo
This game helps participants to get information on each other in a fun, competitive way.
Impromptu Networking
You can tap a deep well of curiosity and talent by helping a group focus attention on problems they want to solve. A productive pattern of engagement is established if used at the beginning of a working session. Loose yet powerful connections are formed in 20 minutes by asking engaging questions. Everyone contributes to shaping the work, noticing patterns together, and discovering local solutions.
Near and Far
Near and Far is a wonderful warm up game that provides excellent avenues to build connections and to discuss various issues of corporate culture and dynamics. I have used it in conferences and it is suitable for small, medium, and large groups.
Paper Telephone
Paper Telephone is a mix of two methods, "Telephone" and "Pictionary". It is a creative game aiming to fasten the get-to-know each other phase of the team while having a good time.
Rythm Instruments
Rythm Instruments is a fun way to break the ice in groups, helping each participant to feel involved and create something from "scratch".