Sep 1, 2010, "Find the Person Who..." Icebreaker Game

Prepare handouts with the following statements placed in a grid (or create your own statements following these examples). - Has the same birth month as

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Sep 1, 2010, Mind-bending Number Game to Stretch Your Group

This game mixes numbers and language to wake up your group and see if they're paying attention. Pick a random number between 1 and 60. Announce it to

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Sep 1, 2010, Fun & Twisted "Pipe Cleaner Personalities" Icebreaker

Provide each participant with three pipe cleaners (or other flexible wire). Give them five minutes to use the pipe cleaners to create a symbol that represents

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Sep 1, 2010, "The Candy Code" Icebreaker

A delicious way to get to know the group! Ahead of time, prepare a basket or bowl of candy bars with a mix of five or six different varieties. You'll

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Sep 1, 2010, Quick & Easy "M&M Facts" Icebreaker

Pass around a bowl of M&M's, peanuts, or other small snack or candy. Ask each person to take some, but not eat any yet. Once everyone has some candy,

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Aug 25, 2010, "Introduce a Stranger" Ice Breaker

Divide the entire group into pairs, being careful that each pair has two people from different departments and/or who don't know each other. Give the

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Aug 25, 2010, "Form a Square" Leadership Ice Breaker

Pick five to six people from the group and ask them to decide who will be their leader (if you wish, you can send them out of the room while they decide).

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Aug 25, 2010, Balloon Popping Game

This unfortunately requires quite a bit of preparation, but it is worth it for the amusement of watching people play the ice breaker. Each person has

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Aug 25, 2010, Linked Circle Team Building Game

Have everyone in the group stand in a circle, facing outwards, then link arms. After this is done, have them try to sit on the floor without breaking the

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Aug 25, 2010, "Cross the River" Team Building Exercise

Supplies: - Masking tape - 5 sheets of paper for each group Using masking tape, mark out the two banks of an imaginary river, at least 3 meters wide.

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Aug 25, 2010, True or False? Introductions Game

This is a very simple game that can be fun and revealing. Participants introduce themselves in two sentences, one a true statement and the other a lie.

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Aug 25, 2010, Balloon Bedlam! (Loud but Fun Game)

One of our doctors came up with this game as a way of breaking the ice and getting rid of underlying anxiety and stress in a practice team. For this game,

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Aug 25, 2010, Break the Ice with Colourful Balloons

As they arrive, we offer each participant a choice between three or four different colour balloons. Once they have chosen according to their preference,

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Aug 25, 2010, Alliterative Adjectives Memory Game

Get everyone to stand in a circle. Ask each person to introduce themselves using an adjective that describes them and begins with the first letter of

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Aug 17, 2010, Fun "Catch the Peanut" Debriefing Game

I have played this game and found it very useful for communication, leadership, innovation, etc. as good debrief/talking points at the end of the session.

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