Regardless if you are the team lead or an individual contributor, try one of the following activities in one of your next meetings. All the activities below require no preparation and take less than 10 minutes to run. Stop mid-sentence in an awkward position and hold it. Take a screen capture or a photo and keep a team collection of Best Awkward Freezes! If all your people are working from home, organize a rapid-fire home office scavenger hunt.
Come up with a list of three to five items using the list below for ideas. Tell everyone you are about to run a home scavenger hunt. Next mention an item and see who can get back to their computer with it the fastest. Reward one point for having an item and a bonus point for getting back first.
Possible items:. Break a smile to break the ice! Nothing warms up a group quite like shared laughter. Laughter On Call has a variety of distinct and effective services that use a unique mix of Improv games and Stand-up prompts, led by a team of professional comedians.
Starting off a big meeting, conference, or team building activity with a laughter icebreaker can help settle everyone in and open up the lines of communication. Also, because Laughter On Call started in the healthcare space all their programs put mental health first creating a space that is compassionate, inclusive and downright fun!
A favorite at Bonusly , split people into groups and have each group come up with a movie they want to make. Everyone should have a short pitch prepared within 10 minutes.
Escape from prison, uncover ancient treasure, or even steal priceless art with this engaging icebreaker activity! The experts at Escape Game have mastered the art of the remote adventure that will ensure your team bonds while also having a blast! We all love a good story, right? Building a storyline is one of the oldest and most fun ways to have a good laugh!
In this icebreaker activity, the meeting host begins the story with an opening sentence on Empuls an employee engagement platform. They then tag one of the attendees and leave them with an incomplete sentence. The tagged attendee completes the sentence and tags another person to continue the story. By the time all attendees have completed their turn building out the storyline on the Empuls discussion thread , you will have one crazy hilarious story that you can all read together.
Quick, simple, and easy to set-up — this meeting icebreaker is a good mix of engagement and creativity for your group. QuizBreaker is a really fun and easy icebreaker tool that will help your team get to know each other a little more each week through ice breaker quizzes.
Every week, each team member receives a quiz via email where they have to guess who on the team said which answer! It also comes with a free trial. The goal: 5 conversations in 5 minutes. Pro-Tip: Take this team bonding idea online and skip the awkward weather talk with this speed dating inspired corporate activity.
Groups will be presented with an icebreaker, and randomly paired one-on-one with a coworker to answer the question in breakout rooms. Participants will then be brought back to the main room for a different question and re-randomized for another round. At the end, everyone will come together to share their most fun, interesting, or weird fact. Mix things up with a fun virtual happy hour icebreaker to start the last meeting of the week off right.
This online mixology icebreaker event includes a delicious beverage team members can sip on as they crush the big meeting and get down to business. Star your Zoom call with an expert mixologist in the break room teaching you and your teammates how to prepare a delicious drink! Tip: Send everyone joining your virtual mixology get-to-know-you activity a box of snacks that pairs with their drinks.
You can find some great options to explore here. Kick off your meetings by playing a few rounds of charades where the presenters can pick only office-related things. Pro-Tip: There is also an virtual version of office charades that can be found here. Bambee , a company dedicated to helping small businesses with their HR needs , sees eating as a fantastic team bonding experience and icebreaker for new hires. Food can also be the perfect topic for a short icebreaker. One of our favorite things, however, is the food.
World-renowned for the available cuisine, our team loves to take advantage by grabbing a bite to eat with a new hire or after a full day of work to unwind. Break the ice by asking everyone what dish they would want to prepare for the team. Bring in the head of your department or project and give everyone 15 minutes to ask any questions they have, no holds barred.
This icebreaker gets everyone thinking about the topic of your meeting. It might even clarify some of the issues the meeting aims to solve. During this icebreaker from the American Management Association , participants choose a brand logo they identify with and explain why.
Water Cooler Trivia gives you and your team weekly trivia quizzes that spark conversation and competition. The trivia is super-customizable so you can choose the categories and difficulty that work for your team.
The best way to use Water Cooler Trivia as a meeting icebreaker? Set up the quizzes so that the results are sent right when your weekly meeting starts. Then your team can celebrate the winner and laugh at the funniest responses as a light-hearted way to break the ice.
Did someone say swag??? Here is a creative idea to try out during your next company meeting that will quickly help to break the ice and get everyone smiling:. Side-Note: this is also a great feedback mechanism to help you determine which pieces of swag people really want based on how many times they are traded. Gamestorming recommends kicking off meetings by having everyone make trading cards to represent their personalities. An excellent strategy to highlight your company culture , give everyone about ten minutes to pick out the biggest problems they see in the office and quickly dream up solutions.
People can volunteer to pitch their ideas. Encourage problem solving and creative thinking by declaring the room a safe zone, even if the boss is in the room. These quick ice breaker ideas will break the thickest of ice, and it might even inspire some projects if someone pitches an idea that resonates with the room. Have everyone leave one shoe by the door. This challenge from Tom Wujec , a business visualization expert, makes the perfect icebreaker and team-building hybrid.
Break your meeting attendees into groups of four. Give each group 20 sticks of spaghetti, 1 yard of tape, 1 yard of string, and one marshmallow. Ask them to build the tallest freestanding structure they can. Sit back and see what happens. We recommend something harmless and funny, like squeaky toys. Now everyone takes turns navigating the obstacles while blindfolded, guided only by the shouts and direction of their teammates.
To conduct this inspirational icebreaker, give everyone five minutes to think of a recent situation where one of their co-workers blew them away with their skills and kindness. Now have everyone tell the stories to the rest of the group. Make a list of icebreaker questions , pop them on the projector, and ask employees if they know the answers. Individual buzzers could be totally cool if you have any on hand! Here are some question ideas:.
Govloop has a counter-intuitive icebreaker that actually leads to lots of laughter. Get the camera ready to take some silly pictures. To conduct this idea from William Joseph , just give employees a few minutes to scroll through their Instagram photos and pick a snapshot they want to share with the group. They can share the photo and explain why they picked it.
This will help some personality shine through, especially if people on your team need to get to know each other. You can also pick a photo to caption together and schedule the Instagram post for a time to review at your next meeting. If you were looking for some team icebreakers — this would be the one.
Use this student-centric icebreaker idea from the Cult of Pedagogy in your next meeting. Start out by posing a harmless would you rather question that prompts people to choose a side. Here are some examples:. Have everyone physically divide into sides—pro pizza to the right; pro taco to the left.
Let all the like-minded people discuss the virtues of their position for a while, and then have a representative try to sell the other side of the room. This will give everyone a chance to see things from different perspectives. This icebreaker takes the cake on ease.
Have each meeting attendee bring their favorite icebreaker. Everything employees do will be self-inflicted. This FairyGodBoss icebreaker helps teammates get to know each other on a deeper level by discovering what they have in common. Split people into groups and tell them to find out how many things they have in common. The group who discovers the most things in common wins, so it pays to be persistent and thoughtful. Physical features and clothing colors do not count!
Each group will announce what they have in common to the rest of the group. Have everyone else raise their hand if they also have the thing in common. Most people, especially in work environments, avoid conflict like the plague. Just pick another one syllable name.
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HBR Staff. The easiest way to infuse some joy into your workday is by having a little fun during your team meetings. Everyone can play their part in bringing some laughter and joy to team meetings with these fun virtual games that require little or no prep and can be played in under 10 minutes.
My original post included a variety of activities that incorporated academic content. This allows teachers to be more efficient with their use of time during the school day. But sometimes, you just might want a fun and simple game. Kids love this get-to-know you game. To play, have kids sit on chairs in a circle. You will need one less chair than kids. This is a simple, verbal game that kids love.
The leader again, the teacher at first , silently identifies an object in the classroom for instance, the library cart. To play, the leader gives a command. However, with young children and larger groups , you may choose to switch leaders after a few minutes.
Sneak some academics into your morning meeting game by playing I Have… Who Has…?
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