Hands and Strings Exercise

Hands and Strings Exercise

This is a team building exercise where group members need to solve a problem together. Only two people are involved in the actual task and they cannot be replaced. Other team members should provide...

Team Building Exercise: Snakes and Plates

Team Building Exercise: Snakes and Plates

In this team building exercise, delegates work together to complete a task. It requires concentration, planning and fast execution. Here, the decisions made by one team can affect the performance o...

Mobile Phone Team Building Exercises and Icebreakers

Mobile Phone Team Building Exercises and Icebreakers

Generally, mobile phones are not welcome during a training course. They can distract or annoy people if not switched off. However, like any technology there can also be an advantage for having them...

Three Stage Illustration Exercise to Practice Communication Skills

Three Stage Illustration Exercise to Practice Communication Skills

In this exercise, delegates practice giving precise and useful instructions. It helps with communication skills, especially within teams where people work closely with each other. Delegates also le...

Desert Island Questions

Desert Island Questions

This is a simpler version of the classic desert island survival exercise. In the classic exercise, a team needs to decide what to take to an island from a shipwreck to maximise their survival. In t...

Sort Your Group into a Line

Sort Your Group into a Line

This is a team building exercise where delegates need to solve a problem while deprived of a particular sense. The purpose is to see how the group self-organises, communicates, understands what nee...

The Big List of Effective Icebreaker Questions

The Big List of Effective Icebreaker Questions

Suppose you have a group of people that don’t know each other very well and you want to get them feel more comfortable with one another. If you put this group of people in a room together, they wil...

Creativity Exercise: Make a Monster

Creativity Exercise: Make a Monster

This is a template for a creativity exercise centred on making monsters. It can be used for kids and adults depending on how you bias it and setup the exercise. You can consider assigning the task ...

Positive Appreciation, Affirmation and Praise

Positive Appreciation, Affirmation and Praise

In this activity, a group of people get to acknowledge each other’s actions and appreciate the impact of such actions on their own lives. People tend to avoid praising despite the fact that it is i...

Teamwork Exercise: Broadcast News

Teamwork Exercise: Broadcast News

This is an entertaining and educational activity designed to test a group of people on their creativity as well as teamwork. The task involves producing a video. However, the video production is on...

Team Building Exercise: Sort the Cards

Team Building Exercise: Sort the Cards

In this team building exercise teams work together on a common problem. The problem is intentionally designed to be simple to understand though when several people are involved it may not be as obv...

Team Building Exercise: More of, Less of and the Same

Team Building Exercise: More of, Less of and the Same

You can use this teambuilding exercise to help delegates discover the strengths and weaknesses of their team. The exercise encourages individual thinking without pressure while at the same time hel...

Team Building Exercise: Pass the Tyre

Team Building Exercise: Pass the Tyre

This is a great teambuilding exercise that helps to cover several areas on leadership, teamwork and problem solving. You can run it like a competitive game for a large group. Allow the delegates go...

Icebreaker: Who is That

Icebreaker: Who is That

Use this icebreaker to help delegates get to know each other better. You can also use the training exercises as a test to see who knows most about others. It is fairly easy to run. You can customis...

Team Building Exercise: What Makes a Team Succeed or Fail

Team Building Exercise: What Makes a Team Succeed or Fail

This exercise helps delegates examine their teamwork and what makes it succeed or fail. It is powerful because rather than telling a team how they should behave you can ask them to evaluate their o...

Teamwork Exercise: Tell a Story About Your Past

Teamwork Exercise: Tell a Story About Your Past

This exercise provides a structure which allows delegates to share their views, experiences and values regarding teamwork and leadership with others. This exercise works for both newly formed teams...

Team Building Exercise: Capture the Dragon

Team Building Exercise: Capture the Dragon

This is a fun outdoor activity ideal for team building. It is also useful for young children as it is cooperative and competitive. It’s the kind of team leading exercise that leads to a memorable e...

Design Exercise: Design a Political Cartoon

Design Exercise: Design a Political Cartoon

This is a creative design exercise, allowing participants to work together as a team in achieving an objective. As part of this exercise, delegates will get to choose a number of political cartoons...