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Snowball
This is a great activity to get people up and moving around in a playful way while still learning about each other. It can be related to any topic and be played at any time during the group's life.
Social Media Scavenger
Participants find other participants’ LinkedIn profiles (or other social media) and search for specific information to relay during program icebreakers.
Sort Yourself Up
Something fun to bring people away from their seat, get on their feet and knowing more about each other.
Spoons - A lateral thinking game
I use this brief exercise if the group's energy is a bit low or if we have been doing intense work and a bit of light relief would help. It may also help a group that is working mechanically to be more creative. It will work best in groups of six to twelve people.
Stakeholder Analysis
Managing stakeholders can help you ensure that your projects are met with success where others might fail. This activity supports you to identify your project’s stakeholders. It helps you take into account everyone who significantly impacts a decision, or could be affected by it. Identifying who has various levels of input and interest in your projects can help align decisions.
Stinky Fish
A short activity to run early in a program focused on sharing fears, anxieties and uncertainties related to the program theme. The purpose is to create openness within a group. The stinky fish is a metaphor for "that thing that you carry around but don’t like to talk about; but the longer you hide it, the stinkier it gets." By putting stinky fish (fears and anxieties) on the table, participants begin to relate to each other, become more comfortable sharing, and identify a clear area for development and learning.
Story-Building
A short exercise to bring ‘story-building’ to life: a key emerging concept in networked digital communications.