Crazy Handshake
This activity helps people ease in a group and brings out their creativity without a lot of effort.
Library of facilitation techniques
Get To Know Workshop Activities
Group activities to help people getting familiar with each other.
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What Do You Do?
I dread the moment when people ask me, “What do you do?” I don't know how to explain that I am a performance technologist, or an instructional designer, or a facilitator. So I cheat by saying that I am a trainer.
Here's an activity that helps you become more fluent in explaining what you do for a living.
Common and Unique
Create groups of 4-5 people, and let them discover what they have in common, along with interesting characteristics that are unique to a person in the group.
Who is the artist?
How well do you know your colleagues? Encourage your co-workers to share an interesting fact or story about themselves while flexing their artistic and creative skills!
Common Threads
A fast get-to-know game that can be tailored according to the participants age/profession/etc.
Tokens
This method gives goal setting or vision sharing into a more creative, associative frame, making participants move out of their comfort zones.
Jigsaw Puzzle
This game is useful as a side-activity during breaks, as it encourages starting conversations between random people.
Common Experiences
A funny way to get to know each other especially in groups of children or teenagers.
What's in a name?
Ice breaker for groups who don't know each other.
Photos as children
An activity to get to know each other- from a different perspective, as children
Google Yourself
A fast, virtual icebreaker designed for participants to get to know each other and have fun!
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A great get-to-know activity that dives a bit deeper than regular name repeating games.