Icebreaker Workshop Activities

This activity could work between sessions as an energiser or an icebreaker. It builds on participants' memory and communication.

We can express our personality in several ways. We can leave the traditional ways (e.g. telling the basic things about ourselves), and through creation, we can introduce ourselves on a more creative way.

Draw circles up in the air with the index finger and observe the way the direction of the circles changes, as we change the vantage point.

This is a simple energiser that you can use in a course or workshop to produce some laughter and relaxation. Do not take this seriously, no-one will learn anything profound except the benefits of laughter. It is best for eight to twenty people.

A fun activity that helps participants working together as a team while teaching the importance of communication, strategy and trust.

In most meetings, 20% of participants do 80% of the talking. Unfortunately, remote meetings amplify this lousy behavior.

Some people like to talk to think, while others need to think before they talk. Some people are shy and quiet, while others are more vocal and outspoken.

This activity helps assess participation style and adjust behaviors.

A major purpose of an opening activity is to help participants get acquainted with each other. Here's an opener that identifies and rewards participants who would make good politicians.

This activity helps people ease in a group and brings out their creativity without a lot of effort.

This meeting starter is great because it lets people self-define,  gives them a “personality” outside the typical work environment. Additionally,it gives participants quick snapshots of multiple players (since they see many cards as they’re being passed around), and it creates memorable visuals that give people conversation pieces as the meeting progresses.

When does perseverance become foolhardiness? Here's a jolt that explores this question.