Remote Workshop Activities

This is a well-known and simple ice-breaker, designed to get to know the other members of your team well, as well as practicing your own poker face!

A persuasive activity where participants "give" each other terrible presents.

Here's a control-group jolt in which we compare the performance of three different groups.

A great tool to kick-off ANY workshop! The hot air balloon is a metaphorical method that aims to identify strengths, weaknesses, external forces, stakeholders and goals all in a simple and well-structured process.

The charm is that you’re not relying on another dull matrix but actually going through an imaginary journey that engages us to think outside of our typical thought patterns. Just gather all participants and collect their input step-by-step in the process.

You have a wealth of brilliant ideas, and it can be a challenge to select which to take forward to develop further. 

This game will help you decide on, and select winning ideas.

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

An improv game where participants must use non-verbal communication and actions to communicate a phrase or an idea to other players. A fun game that's a great way to open a discussion on better communication!

Using Quote to inspire team and promote trust.

This activity could work between sessions as an energiser or an icebreaker. It builds on participants' memory and communication.

Using the chat in zoom, participants share ideas / challenges and then additions / solutions.

Easy and fun ways to review content or atmosphere at the end or in between group activity, in 2 minutes.

Teams need to explore, test and try new things to innovate. Early efforts will be improved and progress when feedback is given and received. Feedback is a key part of any project development and crucial to the iterative process.

It's important to have a learning/growth mindset to see new possibilities and a framework in place to provide boundaries and a safe container for both the receiver and the giver of the feedback at hand.

A process such as I Like, I Wish, I Wonder can support teams (big and small) to collect feedback quickly. Can be run online or face-to-face. A Miro template is attached below.