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Team Building Exercise: An Ideal Team

Team Building Exercise: An Ideal Team

This is a fun exercise that encourages delegates to think creatively and participate with each other towards a common goal. This exercise is physical and artistic and useful as an energizer. It is ...

Communication Skills: Multiplayer Puzzle

Communication Skills: Multiplayer Puzzle

The problem presented in this activity encourages a better understanding of the effect of team work in problem solving. Although looking manageable individually at first, participants soon realise ...

Team Evaluation Self-Test

Team Evaluation Self-Test

This is an ideal exercise which enables participants to find out more about themselves. It is highly effective in bringing up lots of hidden issues that could be present in the team and causes conf...

Icebreaker: Is That Really You!?

Icebreaker: Is That Really You!?

This exercise helps delegates to understand more about each other’s interests, past experiences and share them with the group. This is also useful for delegates who may somewhat know each other and...

Icebreaker: Greedy to Pick, Greedy to Share

Icebreaker: Greedy to Pick, Greedy to Share

In this exercise delegates are encouraged to share something about themselves with others in an entertaining way which keeps the atmosphere light. They will also get to learn about implications of ...

Is it Better to Go for Knowledge or for Money?

Is it Better to Go for Knowledge or for Money?

In certain countries, writing an essay on “Money or Knowledge” is a classic school activity. Sometimes the essay writing activity is so classic, it is dismissed as routine and is not paid as much a...

Can You Make it with Dominos?

Can You Make it with Dominos?

This exercise helps delegates to understand the importance of feedback in communications and realize why the lack of it can be so frustrating for both sides. By working together towards a common go...

Icebreaker Exercise: Are You an ‘A’ or a ‘B’?

Icebreaker Exercise: Are You an ‘A’ or a ‘B’?

This fast-paced highly active exercise helps delegates to understand each other better and also appreciate their differences as well as commonalities. It generates lots of laughter so it is a good ...

Decision Making Exercise: What’s the Meaning of...?

Decision Making Exercise: What’s the Meaning of...?

It is 2075. You are on Mars. A strong solar radiation took out your communication and computer electronics and disconnected you from the rest of the world. You have no idea what happened to others ...

Communication Exercise: Read Me

Communication Exercise: Read Me

This is an exercise in communication with the aim to increase awareness of body language and non-verbal communications.

Which One Is a Lie?

Which One Is a Lie?

This fun exercise helps the delegates to get to know each other better. It also gives them the opportunity to release statements about their life they may not otherwise do.

Team Building Exercises: What Would You Do If...?

Team Building Exercises: What Would You Do If...?

Knowing how other people respond in different situations can be extremely educational. Sometimes we use a particular solution in response to a situation because that’s the only way we have seen it ...

Team Building Exercise: The Perfect Team Mate

Team Building Exercise: The Perfect Team Mate

This exercise allows participants to recognise and appreciate the range of talents and achievements each individual brings to the team. Identifying and acknowledging individual abilities increases ...

How to Use Icebreakers

How to Use Icebreakers

An opening exercise such as an icebreaker is useful to start up a training session. As the name suggests, icebreakers are designed to “warm up” the session. It is important to note that delegates n...

Team Building Exercise: Open Day

Team Building Exercise: Open Day

The aim of this fun activity is to encourage team work while demonstrating the importance of leadership, creativity and communication within a successful team.

Icebreaker: Act it Out

Icebreaker: Act it Out

This is fun ice breaker which can also be used as an energiser. This creative activity allows participants to become more relax especially at the start of the session.

Icebreaker: Untie Knots

Icebreaker: Untie Knots

This is an entertaining physical exercise which engages delegates physically and mentally. This activity can be used as an ice breaker at the start of the session or as an energiser after lunch.

Coaching Exercise: To Tell or Not to Tell

Coaching Exercise: To Tell or Not to Tell

This is an energizing exercise designed to show the difference between direct instructions and feedback. In other words, it shows that shaping seems to be a lot more effective than telling.