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Training Activities Archive
Please read the disclaimers regarding our use of sources and your use of the activities outlined on the site.
Why Incorporate Activities into your training? Click here for a brief explanation.
A Rationale for the use of Icebreakers from Dutch Driver of Choragus Consulting (Thanks, Dutch!)
Before you use any of these activities, you should understand certain basic principles inherent in facilitating all types of experiential (that's what you're doing if you're using these activities to promote learning) education. If you are new to Experiential facilitation, please read the principles.
Although almost anyone can incorporate these activities into their programming, you may want a few touchstones your first time out of the box to ensure a successful presentation. Click here for programming tips.
When facilitating an initiative, you need to know the stages through which the group should progress, the breakdowns you might see, and what effective leadership looks like. With this information, you'll be better prepared to lead a knowledgeable debrief. Click here for the Process Leadership Grid.
Enjoy!
Activities
- Another Object Lesson (OL, LG)
- Balloon Balance (TB, T)
- Balloon Keep-Up (I, TB)
- Blind Crossing (T, LG)
- Blind Crossings II (T)
- Blind Polygon (PSI)
- Bridge the Gap (PSI)
- Building Bridges (T, PSI)
- Categories (I, E, LG)
- Choices (OL)
- Cutting Edge of Teamwork (I, PSI, LG)
- Don't Scrape the Snake (PSI, T)
- Don't Touch Me (E, PSI)
- Find the Ball (OL)
- Frenzy (TB)
- Giant Mississippi Lizard Egg (TB, PSI)
- Go Lean (PSI, OL)
- Group Juggle (I, PSI)
- Hamburger Press (I)
- Human Machine -- MBTI Progression (PSI, LG)
- Human Overhand (PSI)
- In the Same Circle (I)
- Inventory Transfer - Activity for DiSC (PSI)
- Keypunch (PSI)
- Keypunch variations (PSI)
- Large Group Icebreakers, part I (I, E, LG)
- Large Group Icebreakers, part II (I, E, LG)
- (And Still More) Large Group Icebreakers (I, E, LG)
- Limited Senses (PSI)
- Lifemap (I, T)
- Minefields (T)
- Moonball (I, E, TB, LG)
- Quick Draw! (E)
- Pairs Tag (E, FUN, LG)
- Screamer (E, FUN)
- Slo-Tag, Toe Tag, Slo-Toe-Tag (E, FUN, LG)
- Talisman (PSI, T)
- Wampum (I)
- Warp Speed (PSI)
- Welded Ankle (PSI)
Other Sites
Want more good activity write-ups? Take a look at James Neill's Index to Group Activities, Games, Exercises & Initiatives, Chris Cavert's FUNdoing Activities, Christian Itin's ActivityPage, and Doug Smith's Games and Learning Activities.
Related Links
Attend our Facilitator training - Experiential Expertise Train-the-Trainer (T3) - Upcoming Dates in Dec. 2009 and May 2010
Platform Mastery Train-the-Trainer
Systematic Presentation / Public Speaking Skills
Trouble Shooting Logic Train-the-Trainer
Activity Key |
| I = Icebreaker E = Energizer LG = Large Group TB = Team Building PSI = Problem Solving Initiative (also communication, cooperation, decision-making, etc.) T = Trust Development FUN = Just Plain Fun (Do you need another reason?) OL = Object Lesson (i.e., the activity is designed to teach a particular concept) |