No more boring meetings! I cannot claim to be the creator of any of this stuff but I have tried, tested and can recommend all of it. "Nobody has to play but everybody is welcome."
Open your meeting with a Check-in. This is a really effective method to bring everyone into the meeting to get them mentally present and ready to start. This space creates knowledge and insight about each other and perhaps what else might be here. For example: Tell us about your shoes? Take 30 seconds to a […]
Read More Check-insPartner activity in which one person traces the identical path of their partner’s fingers as they draw numbers in the air.
Read More Space CountingCredit to @ChrisSims who I first saw running a session like this at an AONW conference. I have used this exercise to help teams understand how a they can reach consensus in estimating work regardless of the differences in experience and skill-set amongst them. Part 1 Divide your room into equal teams (6 – 10 people on a team works well). […]
Read More Estimation GameA quick and easy way to gather everyone’s attention. All you need is a pair of scissors. http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activity/scissors-or-crossed-uncrossed-game.html
Read More Crossed or Un-Crossed?Open a meeting using a beach ball covered with 50 to 100 questions written in permanent ink. Have everyone stand in a circle and toss the ball to each other. When the ball is caught the question closest to the left thumb is the one to read aloud and answer. Note: White beach balls work best otherwise avoid […]
Read More Big Ball O’QuestionsA great exercise to demonstrate the effectiveness of working on one thing at a time. Support the idea of working through a prioritized list by taking each item to completion before pulling in the next piece of work. Multitasking is Evil
Read More Multitasking is EvilPlay this with a group who do not know each other, make the introductions memorable and get your meeting off to a more interesting start. Form the group into a circle. Use a ball or any object which can be easily thrown and caught between participants. The concept is very simple, before you gently toss the […]
Read More Ball Toss Name Game (Introductions)A high energy variation on Rock, Paper, Scissors. The link takes you to a student game page but this is awesome for the workplace too. Ro Sham Bo Rockstar
Read More Ro Sham Bo RockstarUse their images to start conversations. Watch team formation surface in powerful ways. Highly recommend this for every facilitators toolkit. Thanks to Sylvia Taylor for introducing me. VisualsSpeak
Read More VisualsSpeakUnashamedly stolen from a session at Agile 2011. Great fun. Prepare to be amazed at the creativity and talent within your group. Breakup Letter Love Letter
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Games Simon Plays 