Library of facilitation techniques

Participants at a training session are often preoccupied with other important things in their life. Here's a simple jolt to wake them up.

In this group game, players stand in a circle and perform a series of loud physical moves, passing from one person to the next. When a player hesitates or makes a mistake, he or she is eliminated and the game continues. The game generates laughter and playfulness in the group.

Pass a sound & motion, repeating only what was shared with you

Open a blank space on a whiteboard canvas and let people freely play with it! No instructions, no opening questions... but a space to learn how to use the tool and play around. Be prepared to be surprised as meaning begins to emerge after just a few minutes!

This is a very quick and impactful check-in for groups.

It's a running around energiser which surely help participants to get their energy level higher.

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 quick and engaging icebreaker where team members express how they’re feeling using emojis.

You might be familiar with Thirty-Five as a structured-sharing activity. Thirty-Five can also be used as an effective debriefing game.

In this version, participants reflect on an earlier experience and identify important lessons they learned. They write one of these lessons as a brief item. The winner in this activity is not the best player, but the best lesson learned.

Moonball is a fun challenge to create team-work an encourage strategic thinking and resilience with the participants.