Energize your sync-ups and kick off projects with a positive vibe.
Ask everyone to describe their current mood or energy level in one word.
Divide into small groups to discuss different questions, then rotate tables.
Participants pair up to discuss a problem for two minutes, then switch partners and repeat.
Teams rank survival items in order of importance after being stranded at sea.
Randomly pair people for 10-minute video chats.
People share their career path using a simple timeline format, highlighting key decisions and unexpected turns.
Create a spectrum for work preferences (planning vs. spontaneity, etc.). People position themselves along each line.
Each person shares one surprising fact about their industry or role.
Participants describe a professional mistake that taught them something valuable.
People write down skills they're willing to teach and skills they want to learn. Then they find matches.
Start with a ball of yarn and someone shares something they know about the training topic, creating a visual knowledge map.
Students rotate through stations, discussing different aspects of the course material with different classmates.
New team members share what they want to learn, and existing members respond with what they can teach.
Participants argue for positions opposite to their actual beliefs for five minutes, then switch back.
Groups create a fictional newspaper article describing their team's greatest future achievement.
People pair up to share professional and personal goals, then commit to checking in with each other.