Ice Breakers and Warm-ups
Things to get 'em talking!
"Do you know me?"
Each person is given a nametag and an index card. The name tag has the name of another person in the group on it. Everyone is told to circulate, meet, mix and mingle to gather information, insights or stories about the person on their tag from group members. The opening line "Do you know me?" is used to help generate clues and conversation. The index card is to be used to write down the information collected. At the end of a designated time - about 15 minutes, each participant introduces their "name tag" and its person to the group.
Each person is given a blank name tag. Explain to the group that corporations are recognized by a specific logo or symbol. (McDonalds arches, 3M, Apple Computer's Apple, etc.) They are given 2 minutes to draw their personal logo. This logo should reflect their personality, their interests, major or any thing they would like other people to know about them. Then give the group time to mingle and see what each others logo looks like. When it looks like the entire group has mixed, instruct everybody with a similar logo to form a small group. You may be surprised at how many similarities there are in your group.
Ya really want to know?
Each participant is asked to give his/her middle name and tell how or why that particular name was chosen for them. The facilitator should begin the process and if appropriate, do it with a little bit of humor to encourage others to share.
The object of this small group exercise is to get the group to quickly meet the other members. The facilitator calls out a color of the rainbow: - for example RED:
Red typically is the stop/turn- off color - so each member of the group quickly tells what is the one thing (that they can disclose in public) that is really a turn off to them .
Orange: is the motivation color - what motivates them
Yellow: is the inspiration or creativity color - what was the best idea they've had
Green: is the money color - what they plan to do for money, or the dumbest thing they ever did for money.
Blue: is the sky's the limit color - what is your favorite fantasy about your future
Indigo: is an odd, or different color - what is the most daring thing they ever did.
Purple: is the color of royalty - if you were ruler of the universe for a day - what is the first thing you would do?
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