Empires
This activity could work between sessions as an energiser or an icebreaker. It builds on participants' memory and communication.
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The Secret Profession
The art of questioning to better listen. 2 rounds for the same team to discover the secret profession of the facilitator (or one of the participants).
User Day-parting
This exercise supports a user-centred approach to product and service innovation. Teams create an imaginary user (a persona), map out an average day in his or her life, and identify the challenges that he or she experiences. Teams then use this to brainstorm new products or services that could help with those challenges. Finally, sketches or prototypes of the best ideas are quickly developed presented back to for feedback.
Email Questions
A virtual asynchronous start for an issues or problem solving workshop.
Free Time
To explore how it feels to be excluded—and to be excluding.
Little Known Facts - I
People enjoy learning little-known facts (LKFs) about each other. (E.g. I have a twin brother / I always need to know which direction North is / etc.). They also enjoy revealing such facts to total strangers--perhaps because it makes them feel like celebrities. Participants guess LKFs about other people by asking Yes/No questions.
Customer Service Categories
Players take turns to supply items that belong to a specific category related to customer service. Any player who hesitates too long, repeats a previous item, or supplies an inappropriate item is eliminated. The last player left standing wins the game.
Chat Waterfall
Using the chat in zoom, participants share ideas / challenges and then additions / solutions.
Molecules Energiser
Take 5-10 minutes time to wake up group's body & brain!
Circles in the air
Draw circles up in the air with the index finger and observe the way the direction of the circles changes, as we change the vantage point.
Flamingo & Penguins
Take 5-10 minutes time to wake up group's body & brain!
Circles and Soup
The goal of the game is to efficiently form high-quality plans through retrospective analysis by recognizing factors that are within the team’s control.