Library of facilitation techniques

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.  

Fishbone diagrams show the causes of a specific event.

The objectives are to build group member relationships through verbal and nonverbal cue-sensing and effective adaptation to others' displayed emotions through entertaining and nonthreatening skits.

The real name of this jolt is Proactive Planning, but using that name will give away the key point that we want players to discover. Presented as a word game, this jolt lulls lures players to go after immediate gains in a mindless fashion only to regret the action later.

Organize the day's meeting by co-creating and assigning roles among participants.

Open your workshop / session / meeting with a visual check-in that enables people to be there as who they are and what's on their mind:

• Every participant selects a picture representing how they are
• Take turns sharing how this cards represents them/their mood/situation