Remote Workshop Activities

Blind Drawing is an icebreaker game where one person describes an object the other person must then draw with only verbal instructions as a guide.

At IDEO.org we have seven little rules that unlock the creative power of a brainstorming session.

The sequential building of ideas without evaluation.

Everyone plays tag, using breakout rooms in Zoom

Used as a post-session follow up or multiple session activity, participants share their action plan or project success. Results can be posted and discussed on a shared network or brought to a later live session (such as a review session or informal group catch up). 

Campfire leverages our natural storytelling tendencies by giving players a format and a space in which to share work stories—of trial and error, failure and success, competition, diplomacy, and teamwork. Campfire is useful not only because it acts as an informal training game, but also because it reveals commonalities in employee perception and experience.

A positive and uplifting icebreaker that encourages team members to reflect on achievements, recognize each other’s contributions, and build a culture of appreciation.

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

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

Either checking-in or checking-out is a simple way for a team to open or close a process, symbolically and in a collaborative way. Checking-in/out invites each member in a group to be present, seen and heard, and to express a reflection or a feeling. Checking-in emphasizes presence, focus and group commitment; checking-out emphasizes reflection and symbolic closure.

Draw circles up in the air with the index finger and observe the way the direction of the circles changes, as we change the vantage point.