Cultural share
Everyone brings something from where they're from — a word, a dish, a habit — and the room finds out how much it has in common.
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Methods to increase team collaborationIce breaking
One of the most common challenges faced by event organizers is getting people who don't know each other to talk to each other and start to build new relationships and / or effective teams.
Why it works
Rapport, on purpose
Icebreaker games play a key role in bringing new teams together and establishing rapport between team members. Well-designed team-building activities provide a structured way to start conversing and collaborating. They are especially impactful for new team members, as they allow individuals to:
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Learn names and basic biographical information about teammates.
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Find common interests, experiences, or beliefs in people all around you.
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Experience initial success by working creatively toward a common goal.
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Begin communicating and problem-solving complex tasks together.
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Share stories, perspectives, experiences and strengths with the group.
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Lay the groundwork for cooperation and future team building.
Our toolkit
Some methods for
Some methods for
ice breaking
We pick the format to match the room — its size, its age range and how well people already know each other.
Scavenger hunt
Small teams race a checklist across the venue. Nothing bonds strangers faster than a shared deadline.
Team trivia
Fast rounds where every table needs its quiet members to speak up to win.
Speed networking
Short, timed one-on-ones on rotation, so by the end everybody has met everybody.
Ready when you are
Bring the ice breaking to your event
Tell us the crowd and the space — we'll design the session around them.