This game enforces the importance of SELF ORGANIZATION, COMMUNICATION, SIMPLICITY and TRUST
Self-Organized team is really efficient (no manager needed)
Team should find a quick and simple way to communicate (short verbal word)
The strategy has to be very simple (no time for thinking or organizing the team during the play)
Each member should trust other members (for taking care of the chair he left)
De Breaking News oefening laat studenten reflecteren op de aannames en implicaties van een bepaalde theorie.
Het bepalen van de drijvende krachten achter trends en andere ontwikkelingen.
Een Trendanalyse kan gebruikt worden als onderdeel van een uitgebreidere toekomstverkenning. Lees de oefening Scenario-analyse voor een overzicht van alle opdrachten die hier onderdeel van uitmaken.
Een trendanalyse kan gemaakt worden wanneer studenten een duidelijke probleemanalyse (eventueel met Causal Loop Diagram) klaar hebben, plus een ingevulde trendbank. Zodra de studenten een duidelijk beeld hebben van hun onderwerp en de problemen die daarbij spelen, is het tijd om verder te kijken door middel van een trendanalyse.
Evaluating choices/ideas to solve a problem using a Venn Diagram, arriving at consensus in a quick, fun, easy and democratic way
Radical Dreaming invites participants to imagine bold, transformative futures without the usual constraints of feasibility or current limitations. It’s a space to envision what’s truly possible, before practicalities narrow the field. This method centres imagination as a critical part of futures thinking.
The Futures Wheel is a structured tool that helps groups explore the ripple effects of change. Starting from one event or trend, participants map out first-order consequences, and then expand outward into second- and third-order impacts. It encourages systems thinking and helps uncover both obvious and unexpected outcomes.
In this simple closing activity, participants will share two things: an action they'll take as a result of the meeting and an action they'll take to replenish themselves.
We live and work in turbulent times, juggling never-ending to-do lists, back-to-back meetings, and constant context switching. When people enter a meeting, they often carry mental clutter – unfinished tasks, lingering thoughts, or stress from the previous discussion.
This simple yet effective exercise helps participants mentally transition into the meeting by externalizing their distractions, physically letting them go, and creating a fresh focus for the discussion ahead. I use this whenever I sense a group (whether virtual or in-person) is distracted, overwhelmed, or coming straight from another meeting. It works well when combined with a check-in question that gets everyone speaking.
A quick and engaging icebreaker where team members express how they’re feeling using emojis.
Ask participants to create or come up with a ice-breaker question. The icebreaker question must not be a cliché question and or commonly used.
Draw your mood is a simple icebreaker activity that encourages the group to share their feelings in a safe, creative manner.
