Faciliation Exercises
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February 28, 2020
Speedboat is a short and sweet way to identify what your employees or clients don’t like about your product/service or what’s standing in the way of […]
January 26, 2020
Poetic License is a fun group exercise that’s sure to incite laughter in your NVC group! (This game originated from Doug Dolstad) Instructions: In a group circle, […]
November 29, 2018
Here’s another jolt that explores one of our favorite themes: You have to unlearn something old in order to learn something new. A nice thing about […]
November 29, 2018
November 29, 2018
In this fun and active group game, participants sit in a circle, with one person in the middle. The person in the middle asks different questions […]
November 29, 2018
This is a good game to begin a workshop. It sets everyone on the mood to learn, share, and participate. Goal a) get some participants to […]
November 29, 2018
Participants at a training session are often preoccupied with other important things in their life. Here’s a simple jolt to wake them up. Goal To make […]
November 29, 2018
November 29, 2018
This game’s purpose is to help teams evaluate a problem differently and break out of existing patterns. The Anti-Problem game helps people get unstuck when they […]
November 29, 2018
Let trainees find solutions for their problems themselves. Benefit from swarm intelligence. At the end of a training block each trainee writes one open question on […]
November 29, 2018
To generate a more inclusive set of ideas. These are the six key questions that journalism students are taught to answer somewhere in their news articles […]
November 29, 2018
Generate a big number of ideas quickly. Using the first 8 ideas as a basis can help to expand these ideas further. 1. Draw a square […]
November 29, 2018
Ideation steps. This process is inspired by the Double Diamond design process model. Step 1. Introduce Ideation Principles: Begin with a short presentation of principles for […]
November 29, 2018
This game naturally follows the creative idea generation phase and helps players select ideas to develop further. Draw a 2-by-2 matrix as above. The X-axis denotes […]
November 29, 2018
The SLAM makes this “Mind Spin” activity even more effective. Encourage participants to keep moving! This is a fast-paced LOUD activity – if they have no ideas grab […]
November 26, 2018
Storylining Storylining is an essential part of a storytelling. It is lining of messages in logical order to make the entire story easy to grasp and understand […]
November 26, 2018
Understand why we hold our tongues when we know something is not true. He claims we don’t always believe things because they are correct, but rather because […]
November 26, 2018
“We humans have a long a wonderful history of transcending our beliefs about what’s possible. In the early days of the steam-powered train, learned scientist urged […]
November 20, 2018
Imagine all the reasons your project could turn into a miserable failure. Then figure out how you can prevent those problems now, while there’s still time. Visualize […]
November 20, 2018
Why is your audience there? What problem are they trying to solve? What 5 questions do they want you to answer on the topic? What work […]
November 20, 2018
The “7th generation” principle taught by Native Americans says that in every decision, be it personal, governmental or corporate, we must consider how it will affect our descendants seven […]
November 20, 2018
Opening Before you start, meet and talk with as many people as possible to start building rapport. Tena Kotoe Katoa. Welcome. I’m Kit. My background is […]
November 20, 2018
A team-building activity in which groups must work together to build a structure out of lego, but each individual has a secret “assignment” which makes the […]
November 19, 2018
To generate ideas about how to implement the reverse of the current state of affairs and to experience the possibility of looking at a problem as […]
November 19, 2018
Engage Everyone Simultaneously in Generating Questions, Ideas, and Suggestions Structuring Invitation Ask a question in response to the presentation of an issue, or about a problem […]
November 19, 2018
This is a technique that can help to save the day when nothing else seems to be working and can re-ignite the energy levels of groups […]
November 19, 2018
There’s a whole host of problem-solving exercises and tools that help participants to put themselves into the shoes of another. This particular tool was invented by […]
November 19, 2018
For this ideation technique, you start out by asking for the impossible and then brainstorm ways to make it, or at least some approximation of it, […]
November 19, 2018
SCAMPER. is essentially a process for expanding and improving upon ideas by testing and questioning them from different angles. For each letter of the mnemonic, ask […]
November 19, 2018
A great technique to help focus on one area only and remove limiting ideas about the next step Fold an A0 sheet of paper into three. Discuss […]
November 19, 2018
November 19, 2018
Teamwork Break into groups of about 3 or 4 people. Everyone then raises their dominant hand, you know, the hand you use to write with. Now, […]
November 19, 2018
This activity will rely heavily on problem solving and leadership skills. Some team members might stand out and some might stand back, but it’s important to […]
November 19, 2018
Great for team bonding, strengths and weaknesses In the past, a totem pole was carved for several reasons; for example, to honor a deceased elder who […]
November 19, 2018
Your family (group) just inherited a successful restaurant from Chef Charlie, a long lost relative. The only problem: Charlie was very disorganized. The only recipes you have found […]
November 19, 2018
November 19, 2018
This is always a fun and interesting game that can be played from the outset but be warned you should either keep this for smaller groups […]
November 19, 2018
Like the traditional game, but losers become the cheering team for the people they lost to. By the end of the game there are two players […]
November 19, 2018
A fun, fast game that helps to break the ice and get energy flowing How to: You first need to think of pairs of things – […]
November 19, 2018
You are about to begin a scavenger hunt with several members of this training group. The object of the game is to collect all of the […]
November 19, 2018
You and your team have just found a lamp. You rub it, and surprise! A genie appears. The genie grants you three wishes. You are allowed […]
November 19, 2018
Great fun energiser: Explain that the room is now divided into two sides and draw an imaginary line for all to see. The leader will call […]
November 19, 2018
Great exercise to facilitate good feelings and intimacy Look back over your careers and identify three events, activities, moments of courage, accomplishments, collaborations, or moments of […]
November 19, 2018
You’ll need some pen and paper for right after this exercise. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Breathe deeply and focus on your […]
November 19, 2018
Great ice-breaker. Ask everyone to get a partner (preferably someone they don’t know well). Each pair has three minutes to discover three things they have in […]
November 19, 2018
Great ice-breaker and warm-up for groups that don’t know each other. Have the participants complete the sentence 3 times on post-its then pass to someone else. […]
November 19, 2018
Your memory is going to be completely erased in five minutes. You have only that time to write down everything you want or need to remember. […]
November 19, 2018
Boosts your creativity, your productivity and your overall enjoyment for life. Close your eyes and picture a vivid scene; a waterfall in a rainforest or children […]
November 19, 2018
A very physical team version of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’! Sort the group into two teams and explain that each team has to choose one of three […]
November 19, 2018
This is a lovely cooperative game that always brings a group together and lights up people’s faces! Ask everyone to gather around you in a tight […]
November 19, 2018
An excellent game for focusing people and getting them to work together. It creates laughter and energy without being physical. Because it’s not a physical game […]
November 19, 2018
A tool to allow people to understand both sides of a conflict. They can help people entrenched in one position to think more flexibly. They are […]
November 19, 2018
15 – 40 minutes; 5 – 30 people Withholds are thoughts that we keep to ourselves. They usually have to do with judgements about ourselves, others, […]
November 19, 2018
This can be used to place limits on dominant or overeager speakers. It also encourages shy speakers to contribute. Each person is given the same number […]
November 19, 2018
20 minutes to 1 hour; 5 – 100 people These can help to explore the different views on an issue within the group. It is a […]