Virtual High Five
Virtual High Five - energetic icebreaker for online groups
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The strengths I see in you: team appreciation
Facilitate a team conversation about personal strengths:
Ask participants to pick from a set of strength card, e.g. one strength each for everyone in the group (or more for small groups)
People take turns to “give” a strength to another team member, share how/when they have seen the strength in the other person and say thank you
Everyone will end up with a set of strengths provided by other team members and feel belonging and appreciation
La fila dei compleanni
È un icebreaker veloce e divertente
Open your retrospective visually using pictures
The purpose of a retrospective is to reflect on the process of the team’s collaboration, rather than on the content of work itself. This opening icebreaker helps participants to get in a reflective mood and share their thoughts and feelings.
Emoji check-in
A quick and engaging icebreaker where team members express how they’re feeling using emojis.
Release & Recharge
The "Release & Recharge" activity effectively combines physical movement, stress reduction, creativity enhancement, inclusivity, mindfulness, personal connection, and joy—all crucial elements for an impactful icebreaker in various workshop settings.
Postcard from a Friend
Here's an interesting icebreaker that uses the postcards written in the previous closer activity (Postcard to a Friend). It involves distributing postcards from previous participants with their highlights and advice for a new group of participants. Be sure that you receive informed consent from the writers before using their postcards in this activity.
Social Media Scavenger
Participants find other participants’ LinkedIn profiles (or other social media) and search for specific information to relay during program icebreakers.
Google Yourself
A fast, virtual icebreaker designed for participants to get to know each other and have fun!
Blind Drawing
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.
Sound Ball
This a simple icebreaker activity energising participants, also suitable for debriefing learning points towards spontaneity and teamwork. The activity involves participants standing in a circle and throwing imaginary ball(s) to each other in increasing pace.
Portrait Gallery
The Portrait Gallery is an energetic and fun icebreaker game that gets participants interacting by having the group collaboratively draw portraits of each member. The activity builds a sense of group because it results with each participant having a portrait drawn of him/herself by the other members of the group together. It also has a very colourful visual outcome: the set of portraits which can be posted in the space.