Library of facilitation techniques

Help your team practice their pitching skills while having fun with this improv activity perfect for remote teams or virtual meetings.

What is going on inside a group? Have we paid attention to all voices, both the quiet and the loud? Is everyone on board or are some lost at sea?

Temperature Check gives an instant visual overview of the thoughts and feelings of every group member around a specific topic, and from here, creates an opening for deeper conversation and understanding. At best, a non-threatening way of addressing the elephant in the room.

fun warm-up game played in pairs or large group game

One person shares a goal, other players offer obstacles. Main player delightfully overcomes those obstacles.

The object of this game is to develop an understanding of motivations and decisions.

Speedboat is a short and sweet way to identify what your employees or clients don’t like about your product/service or what’s standing in the way of a desired goal.

Overview: Two groups plan a company party. The first time they must start each sentence with the words, "Yes, but..." The second time they must start their sentences with the words, "Yes, and..."

The Stinky Fish Canvas is a visual way to address the problems teams carry around: the longer we void the conversation, the stinkier our issues get.

In gallery view we say something that is true of you (e.g. I have a dog). Everyone that this is true for keeps their camera on; everyone that this is not true for covers their camera. Repeat with a new true statement from someone else in the group.

A light way to encourage punctuality in any group event or meeting in which there are breaks

Use of Active Listening to slow down a discussion, or manage dominant participants