Relationships Workshop Activities

In the Desert Island Game, begin by asking your participants an important question – if you were stranded on a desert island, what essential items would you choose to survive?

Participants are given a list of items to choose from and must work together to decide which items will help them stay alive.

The Desert Island Game is a great, remote-friendly exercise for a team to work together and share opinions.

One person speaks gibberish and the other interprets

Partner A either repeats, rewords, or supports Partner B's statement before adding their own dialogue.

In pairs, create 30 second scenes with only these 4 words.

One person turns to the person next to them & makes a sound & motion,
person 2 responds with complementary sound & motion.
play is passed around the circle (2 to 3, etc.)

• Remove any distractions (no phones, tablets, laptops)
• If you are parents (no kids allowed)
• Choose a place where you will not be interrupted
• Set a time - (non-negotiable) 30 min is a good amount of time and doable even for busy people and a place.

• Go to your favourite coffee shop together
• Have a morning meeting over a hot chocolate
• Open a really good wine

This is a time for you and your partner to talk about how you both are doing, your relationship, any unfinished conversations or arguments or things that are unsaid, or any needs that are not being met.

Director calls out a scene location (ie. movie theater) and everyone assumes a non-human item in the scene (ie. wad of bubble gum on the floor)