Energizer Workshop Activities

Help a group get to know each other better with simple mnemonics in this fast, fun game played in a circle.

Creativity is connecting things. If you are looking to give your creative mind a workout with a simple concept mash-up, look no further. The more you do this, the better you’ll get at one of the fundamental skills that lead to new ideas, combining elements. We've found a simple online tool from Dave Birss that helps you to define random objects that can form the basis of your creative combination.

2 players create a secret 'handshake' when they see each other again they do their handshake

Bei dem Aufwärmspiel müssen Spieler*innen bestimmt Dinge in Ihrem Arbeitszimmer oder Büro suchen. 

Es gibt verschiedene Figuren, die jeweils auf Zuruf und im Team zu dritt pantomimisch dargestellt werden sollen. Die Schwierigkeit kann durch steigende Geschwindigkeit erhöht werden.

high energy partner activity

Use this fabulous ice breaker to see the diverse perspectives of your group using creative prompts. The activity allows the team to create a quick and fun image of a fictional monster using generative AI using only 3 characteristics.

Mostly this is great for an online workshop, but with a little supervision it can be pretty cool in an in-person session.

This is a fun icebreaker or energizer! Great for laughs and energy, the shedding of stress, status and roles.

The connection between walking and enhanced creativity has a long history. The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1889) wrote, “All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking”. New research has backed up what many have thought for centuries with data, quantifying the effect of walking on human thought. Researchers at Stanford recently found that walking outside led to almost 3 times as many creative ideas as sitting indoors.

Moonball is a fun challenge to create team-work an encourage strategic thinking and resilience with the participants.

A fun and creative icebreaker where teams or individuals pitch a fictional movie based on a random theme, encouraging quick thinking, collaboration, and plenty of laughter.