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I wanted to share with you this posting from Beth at Daily Grommet about this fantastic new game called The Storymatic. I think there’re some great possibilities here for application to exercises during meetings. What happened to the amateur boxer who couldn’t get down from the roof? Or the neglected sibling who’s being followed by someone? [...]
Here’s a very easy and fun way to start a meeting, using the talents in the room to redesign the environment and give it some pizzazz. Assignment: Draw the missing half of a face of a person. Allotted Time: 5 minutes Go through a bunch of magazines and cut out interesting photos of people. [...]
Here’s a quick energizer game that you can play at your next day-long meeting that helps get the blood flowing again. It’s especially good mid-afternoon, when the after-lunch drowsiness is setting in. The whole point of energizers is to get people moving and laughing, clear the brain a bit. There’s no need to tie it into [...]
Sometimes the best ideas can be found in children’s books. For example, you can find a great icebreaker by reading “Captain Underpants And the Perilous Plot Professor Poopypants,” by Dave Pilkey. One part of the story pertains to the evil Professor who forces everyone to assume new names. Now, who couldn’t use a new identity some [...]