Library of facilitation techniques

A method to create transparency around team roles and issues

Cover Story is a game about pure imagination. The purpose is to think expansively around an ideal future state for the organization; it’s an exercise in visioning. The object of the game is to suspend all disbelief and envision a future state that is so stellar that it landed your organization on the cover of a well-known magazine

A fun way for participants to break the ice and interact with each other.

This is a fun icebreaker or energizer! Great for laughs and energy, the shedding of stress, status and roles.

Studenten leren de voor- en nadelen van disciplinaire en interdisciplinaire onderzoeksteams.

A simple, quick-thinking energizer played in a circle where players must respond with the correct hand gestures to stay in the game!

Inspired by Google’s design sprint process, this workshop provides a structure that teams can use to rapidly prototype and test new ideas. Use this workshop to rapidly ideate, prototype and try out a new concept and practice working creatively and quickly with your team.

This technique helps to create a historical timeline for your organization with the collective work of your group members.

This activity can be a stand alone workshop or part of a planning workshop.

Alle Teammitglieder beteiligen sich an der Erstellung einer Liste der gemeinsamen Ziele für den nächsten Arbeitsabschnitt (nach Dringlichkeit und Wichtigkeit geordnet).

A playful and reflective group exercise that helps participants recognise and appreciate both their own and each other's signature strengths.

By anonymously sharing top character strengths and guessing which list belongs to whom, the group engages in a positive exchange that promotes self-awareness, team bonding, and mutual appreciation.

This activity is based on the VIA classification of character strengths developed by Peterson & Seligman (2004), and is ideal for team-building, coaching, or personal development workshops.

Teams of 3. (See strategy section for discussion of different team sizes.) No limit to the number of teams other than what the organizer wants.