Teamwork Activities and Games

Certificates and Advice

Here's a closing activity that combines awarding certificates and giving advice. Each participant picks up someone else's certificate. She hands over the certificate along with a piece of personal advice.

Scenario-ananalyse

idea generation iis issue analysis team

De waarschijnlijkheid en de implicaties van scenario's wordt onderzocht.

Stille Post

active listening communication team group exercises

Die Gruppe spielt "Stille Post" und erfährt die Notwendigkeit aktiven Zuhörens.

Teamwork sequence with Marshmallow challenge

team teamwork

Get groups to work together on a practical challenge and then debrief the learning points to direct attention to patterns on their teamwork.

Wink Murder

icebreaker energizer group game team teambuilding

A fun energizer where one player must try and eliminate the rest of the team by winking - all without being caught.

Group spot

teampedia trust team icebreaker

This game helps to build up trust between participants.

Mouse traps

trust communication icebreaker team teampedia

This is a trust-building activity that can be very rewarding for participants, and can open up a great dialogue between participants. Naturally there is an element of risk, and the activity should be practiced on yourself, before you practice it on others... Before you do any trust activity, you must decide whether or not the group is ready, and whether or not this is an appropriate activity for the group, the individual, and the sequence of your teambuilding activities.

Mnemonic Name Game

team teampedia get-to-know icebreaker remote-friendly energizer

Help a group get to know each other better with simple mnemonics in this fast, fun game played in a circle.

What's in the Bag?

hyperisland energizer team opening icebreaker

This is a fun icebreaker or energizer where participants are asked “What's in the bag?” It's a simple way to engage people and have fun getting to know each other, it gets participants to step into the space together. Each team gets points for any items that are called out that they have with them.

This n’ That

hyperisland team creativity energizer creative thinking idea generation remote-friendly

Creativity is connecting things. If you are looking to give your creative mind a workout with a simple concept mash-up, look no further. The more you do this, the better you’ll get at one of the fundamental skills that lead to new ideas, combining elements. We've found a simple online tool from Dave Birss that helps you to define random objects that can form the basis of your creative combination.