Library of facilitation techniques

Energizer

benötigt wenig Zeit

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TN müssen wenigstens leidlich mobil sein

Fun and easy sequence to be used with all types of groups of people (colleagues, team mates, new team, communities, random group of people, etc.)

Participants throw an invisible ball to one another through their computer screen, paying attention to how it changes as it gets passed around.    

Either checking-in or checking-out is a simple way for a team to open or close a process, symbolically and in a collaborative way. Checking-in/out invites each member in a group to be present, seen and heard, and to express a reflection or a feeling. Checking-in emphasizes presence, focus and group commitment; checking-out emphasizes reflection and symbolic closure.

This playful method creates a powerful shared picture of the feelings in the group. Checking-in is a simple way for a team to start a meeting, workshop, or activity. By using the metaphor of a rollercoaster this alternative version supports participants to think differently about how they are feeling. People place themselves at different points on the rollercoaster, explaining their dominant feeling right now.

With a partner, find the 3 most unlikely / unusual / unique things you have in common with each other.  Each pair chooses one to share with the group. 

Das Team in der Zukunft sehen.

Invite participants to identify and reflect on which parts of their identities they bring into regular interactions.

Quick icebreaker to find commonalities among a group. Many facilitators from different organizations have contributed to this exercise as written.