Games That Stimulate Creativity: Exercise 4. Ice Breaker Games. Choose Meeting Ice Breakers Carefully! Meeting ice breakers, whether games or other activities, can provide vital energy tomeetings or other gatherings of people. Well chosen ice breakers ease peoplethrough the discomfort of getting to know others better.However, a badly chosen meeting ice breaker can cause more discomfort than itcures. We’ve all felt the pounding heart , the drying mouth , and the rising panic as your turn to introduce yourself creeps….up…..slowly…..
Here are some tips on how to choose appropriate ice breaker games... Things to consider when choosing a meeting ice breaker: 1.Size of the group 2.Purpose of the meeting or gathering 3.Purpose of the ice breaker 4.Preparation required 5.Materials required 6.Time available 1 - Size of the group – some ice breakers work best in large groups of 20 or more,some are better for small groups of 5 or so. Tip – if you have too many people for the ice breaker, split into smaller groups of the right size and run the icebreakers concurrently. Interactions - Ice Breakers and Exercises. 1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; and the user doesn't even see it. What is it? 2. A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston, Massachusetts. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
12 icebreakers to kick-start your Brainstorm. ArticlesIdeation The ‘secret’ to a successful brainstorm is of course the enthusiasm of the people involved in the brainstorm. All the brainstorming guidelines result in nothing if the participants don’t get into a creative mood and start adding to each others ideas, and are willing to offer ideas that beyond the obvious. This might seem straightforward, but getting in a habit of adding to each-others ideas (instead of criticizing) and offering risky, unconventional ideas (instead of safe and obvious suggestions) is not something everyone does naturally when they participate in a brainstorm.
In order to stimulate creative and constructive behavior that will get some real results, I often use a 10 to 15 minutes warming-up to break the ice and get the creative juices flowing. These creative warming-ups have several purposes: The second reason is to give everyone a chance to spot and correct early violations of the ’10 commandments of Brainstorming’. On to the Icebreaking! Facilitator Tool Kit.pdf.