Consensus Thumbs
Type of Activity: Processing, Consensus Props Needed: One thumb per participant. Concept: To aid participants in consensus voting. See Consensus Cards for more consensus activities.
Type of Activity: Processing, Consensus Props Needed: One thumb per participant. Concept: To aid participants in consensus voting. See Consensus Cards for more consensus activities.
Directions: Ask each participant to bring a penny to the virtual meeting, or provide images of coins with different years on them. For younger kids,
Directions: Invite participants to take turns answering the icebreaker question prompts. Utilize the Training Wheels Virtual Playground Activities, such as the Icebreaker Wheelies. For large
Source: Adapted from an activity in the book, Playing with a Full Deck, 52 Team Activities Using a Deck of Playing Cards by Michelle Cummings.
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Directions for Virtual Activity Create slides with prompts for different behavior preferences. Create your own or pick up a set of the Pocket Processor cards.
Directions This is a quick activity that participants can do in pairs. Tell them you are going to send them into breakout rooms with one
Creative Categories are discussion topics based on the outcome or focus of the group. You customize and create the categories for your unique content. Categories
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Directions: Even though this is usually an ‘in-person’ activity, with a little out-of-the-box thinking, you can do this virtually. It does require that you have
Source: Contributed by Tim Walther, Grand Dynamics Directions Online participants are challenged to put numbers in the chatbox as quickly as possible. During this
Source: Adapted from the Arrowhead Puzzle activity in the book, Teambuilding Puzzles, by Anderson, Cain, Cavert, Heck Directions Here is a challenging puzzle for
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Directions: This is one of our personal favorites, as the metaphors are easy for people to connect an experience to the metaphor of a body
Directions: Just like the Icebreaker example, you can also use photos or objects for a Debriefing Activity. Use Royalty-free photo sites to avoid violating any
A Debriefing Activity using Dice. Most people will have access to a pair of dice. Request that they have one available during your online meeting
