Icebreakers. What are icebreakers? Icebreakers are tools and/or short exercise that enables interaction, stimulate creative thinking, challenge basic.

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Icebreakers

What are icebreakers? Icebreakers are tools and/or short exercise that enables interaction, stimulate creative thinking, challenge basic assumptions, illustrate new concepts, and introduce specific material.

Icebreakers are used in group processes or projects to: Icebreakers are used in group processes or projects to: Help a group get acquainted and feel more comfortable with each other. Creates a non-threatening environment and trust within a group. Provide a preview of topic for discussion. Teach a skill. Encourages people to have fun and participate.

Icebreakers are also used to: Evoke a response Create awareness Move a team forward in a project

How are icebreakers used? Used anytime during the meeting Appropriate to the group, application, or content Structured

Icebreakers work best when participants are given: rationale for the activity. objectives of the activity. structure of the activity. opportunity to ask questions. permission to participate at their own level of comfort.

Examples of Icebreakers: Change: Warhead Exercise

Examples of Icebreakers: Awareness: Recall Exercise “DE-X-ES”

Examples of Icebreakers: Introduce topic for discussion: Cartoon Qualities

Icebreaker Resources: eakers.htm dex.htmlhttp:// dex.html Local Library