Word association pass
words are passed like gifts in the group
Library of facilitation techniques
Connection Workshop Activities
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Methods (54)
Bowls of Questions
Add bowls full of questions to the coffee break or lunch tables during your event to encourage people to deepen their connections.
Diamond Dance
Get the whole room dancing
Into the Spiral
Do It Yourself Pottery activity
The pottery offers a chance to meditate in a way that many people find easier than sitting still in a room and focusing on the breath. It is a relaxing, repetitive craft that can be done as a means of mindfulness. The combination of gentle recurrent hand motions and focus on the work is a stress-reducer and a path to being present in the here-and-now.
Tug of War
play tug of war with imaginary rope with partners (or whole team)
Subprime Mortgage or Hurricane
Players get in groups of three and form a “house” with the end players raising their arms in a “roof” above the inside players. There are three commands that cause the players to move:
Takeaway Tree
Whole group forms silent sculpture and then steps out with their takeaways
Better Connections
We build a stronger relationship with people when we see them as human beings with whom we share similarities in terms of family and life situations. It is very difficult to form strong relationships with people about whom we know very little.