Library of facilitation techniques

The object of this game is to introduce event participants to each other by co-creating a mural-sized, visual network of their connections.

In any good brainstorming session, there will come a time when there are too many good ideas, too many concepts, and too many possibilities to proceed. When this time has come, dot voting is one of the simplest ways to prioritize and converge upon an agreed solution.

This activity can serve multiple purposes. It can be used as an energiser or ice breaker for groups that a bit low on energy or first meet each other. Another purpose of the game could be enhance teamwork and show that different people with different beats can make an orchestra.

The real name of this jolt is Proactive Planning, but using that name will give away the key point that we want players to discover. Presented as a word game, this jolt lulls lures players to go after immediate gains in a mindless fashion only to regret the action later.

This exercise can be used as a warm-up for project and other planning processes. It can also be used in team building.

Organize the day's meeting by co-creating and assigning roles among participants.

Open your workshop / session / meeting with a visual check-in that enables people to be there as who they are and what's on their mind:

• Every participant selects a picture representing how they are
• Take turns sharing how this cards represents them/their mood/situation

One person holds up an object to the camera The rest of the group is given 8 seconds to find a matching object The first person decides what is the best match

Discuss many different topics in a structured and fair way.

Count fast down from 8 to 1 while shaking each body limb as a group

In pairs, players mirror one another's movements.  

The objectives are to build group member relationships through verbal and nonverbal cue-sensing and effective adaptation to others' displayed emotions through entertaining and nonthreatening skits.