Icebreakers

The Parking Lot - Participatory Activity for Facilitators

The Parking Lot

This is a workshop or meeting technique that allows participants to “park” ideas, suggestions or topics that are off-topic or not directly related to the agenda. This entails creating a designated space, either on a whiteboard or flipchart, where group members can write down any ideas or questions that come up during the discussion, but […]

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Hopes and Fears

Hopes & Fears

Works brilliantly as an icebreaker to gage the mood of a session right at the start. It also gives participants a chance to voice their hopes & fears right from the beginning. Method The method use for the Hopes & Fears is very simple, ask people what their hopes and fears are for the upcoming

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Human Bingo - Participatory Activity for Facilitators

Human Bingo

Human bingo is a human-based version of Bingo, using personal traits or facts in place of numbers on a Bingo card. It’s an excellent icebreaker, it’s loads of fun, get’s people talking and can reveal interesting facts about people. This works best with a decent size group of approximately 20+ people. Human Bingo: Method Give

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