Library of facilitation techniques

A rapid game of name learning with probably a lot of funny moments. Besides it teaches particiapants how to communicate and strategize in an effective way without being  explicit about these goals.

Battery Check ... How are YOU?

Players complete the sentence "I could tell you a story about...", responding to the facilitator's prompt of the nature of the story. The story is not told as part of the exercise.

The object of this game is to introduce event participants to each other by co-creating a mural-sized, visual network of their connections.

In any good brainstorming session, there will come a time when there are too many good ideas, too many concepts, and too many possibilities to proceed. When this time has come, dot voting is one of the simplest ways to prioritize and converge upon an agreed solution.

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.

Beginning a session with anonymous sharing of possible problems

One person holds up an object to the camera The rest of the group is given 8 seconds to find a matching object The first person decides what is the best match

Discuss many different topics in a structured and fair way.

Count fast down from 8 to 1 while shaking each body limb as a group

Whoosh, bangs, zaps etc. are passed around the circle. Great opportunity to introduce failure bow

In pairs, players mirror one another's movements.