Best and Worst
This activity could easily break the ice at the beginning of a workshop, enabling participants to get to know each other in a fast process.
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Icebreaker Workshop Activities
Ice breaker games to help people get to know each other and promote team bonding.
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Spoons - A lateral thinking game
I use this brief exercise if the group's energy is a bit low or if we have been doing intense work and a bit of light relief would help. It may also help a group that is working mechanically to be more creative. It will work best in groups of six to twelve people.
Helium Stick
A great and simple activity for fostering teamwork and problem solving with no setup beforehand.
Icebreaker: The Group Map
Ask people to place themselves on an imaginary map laid out in the room representing the country according to where they grew up. Ask them to share one internal value they got from that place, and why is that important for them. Encourage people to share a short story if they want
Awareness Circle
This activity helps participants to get-to-know each other without saying a word.
Stress Balls
Understanding the importance of communication and teamwork is an important requirement for high performance teams of knowledge workers. This exercise is an effective energizer that requires communication and teamwork.
Ask participants to form a circle and throw a ball around to simulate the movement of a message. Change different variables such as speed, quantity, and complexity to create a mess.
Three wishes
The activity serves as a brief energiser during a workshop, and helps to get creativity flowing. At the end of this method, each team member will be a little more familiar with each other.
Life map
With this activity the participants get to know each other on a deeper level.
Questions Only
A classic improv game designed to encourage creative thinking, develop improvisation skills, and energize a group - great to break the ice and generate laughter with minimal set-up!
Name Game
Use the exercise at, or very near, the start of a course, workshop or meeting where people don't know each other as it helps to learn names of each other
One Word Method
Creating a sentence relating to a specific topic or problem with each person contributing one word at a time.
Break the ice with the help of your key!
The key ice breaker is a team building favorite and a great exercise to get to know each other in a group or team.
It is easy to understand and set up, can be modified according to the objects participants have, fast way to get info on each other, and surely makes everyone included!