Birthday Roundup!
Birthday Roundup is a get-to-know game in which participants act out simple activities that has to be repeated by other members of the group. It may also be used for learning names.
Library of facilitation techniques
Teamwork Activities and Games
Facilitation techniques and activities to support team work and create better aligned and more effective teams. Foster trust and openness, improve collaboration and manage team dynamics effectively with over 150 activities to improve team work.
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Methods (49)
Broken Email
This a simple game in which participants play in teams and their task is to replicate an image shown to the first team member as they are set up in a chain. The winner is the first team to correctly reproduce the "email"
Celebrity Party
Great activity to help people warm up in a new environment.
Coriolis Affect
Offers insights into the needs that different team members have for information and detail, how people like to work in either a structured or unstructured approach to problem solving and change, and how quickly and slowly people are willing to move ahead with a plan based on how much they know and understand about the solution.
Crazy Handshake
This activity helps people ease in a group and brings out their creativity without a lot of effort.
Group spot
This game helps to build up trust between participants.
Helium Stick
A great and simple activity for fostering teamwork and problem solving with no setup beforehand.
Hot Surprise Pillow
An ice-breaker activity that is fun for everyone.
I used to think...But now I think...
A simple but effective closing activity that could lead to identify the learning point or outcomes for participants and measure the change in their behavior, mindset or opinion regarding the subject.
Jigsaw Puzzle
This game is useful as a side-activity during breaks, as it encourages starting conversations between random people.
Let the beat build
This activity can serve multiple purposes. It can be used as an energiser or ice breaker for groups that a bit low on energy or first meet each other. Another purpose of the game could be enhance teamwork and show that different people with different beats can make an orchestra.
Mouse traps
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.