Teamwork Activities and Games

The North Wind Blows...

teampedia team opening icebreaker action

The game enables participants to get to know each other and have fun at the same time. Also since it takes a lot of moving it can be used as an energiser too.

Hot Surprise Pillow

teampedia team icebreaker energiser

An ice-breaker activity that is fun for everyone.

Break the Ice with The Four Quadrants Activity

team icebreaker get-to-know teambuilding

The Four Quadrants is a tried and true team building activity to break the ice with a group or team.

It is EASY to prep for and set up. It can be MODIFIED to work with any group and/or topic (just change the questions). It is FUN, COLORFUL and works every time!

Best and Worst

teampedia get-to-know opening icebreaker team check-in

This activity could easily break the ice at the beginning of a workshop, enabling participants to get to know each other in a fast process.

Rythm Instruments

teampedia icebreaker opening energiser team action

Rythm Instruments is a fun way to break the ice in groups, helping each participant to feel involved and create something from "scratch".

Build-a-Shake

teampedia energiser get-to-know opening team

How to introduce yourself in a fun, creative way? Build a handshake!

Jigsaw Puzzle

team icebreaker get-to-know teampedia

This game is useful as a side-activity during breaks, as it encourages starting conversations between random people.

Birthday Lineup

icebreaker team teampedia opening

This is a simple warmup game where people use non-verbal communication to organise themselves into lines based on the give criteria

Awareness Circle

teampedia team icebreaker opening

This activity helps participants to get-to-know each other without saying a word.

Life map

team teampedia icebreaker get-to-know

With this activity the participants get to know each other on a deeper level.

Tokens

teampedia get-to-know goal setting team

This method gives goal setting or vision sharing into a more creative, associative frame, making participants move out of their comfort zones.

This activity energizes the group. So use it when participants need a spurt of energy. The main element of this activity is the anonymous way in which participants provide their inputs. The facilitator can use the information gained through this activity to evaluate what the participants have learned or want to learn.