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Get-To-Know-You Exercises

Turn a room of strangers into a room that talks.

Everybody walks out knowing something real about somebody else — a name, a story, a surprise they did not expect.

26
exercises

Everything on this shelf

Shortest first. Tap any one to see what happens in the room and when to run it.

Group Pulse
Group PulsePass a clap around the circle. Then send one the other way too.In person8–50 people · 3–5 min
Make It Rain
Make It RainA storm builds round the circle, one pair of hands at a time.In person8–60 people · 4–6 min
Find Your Herd
Find Your HerdYou've been given an animal. So have three other people. Find them by sound alone.In person12–100 people · 3–6 min
Up If It's You
Up If It's YouStand up if it's true of you. Sit down and look around.In person or virtual8–500 people · 3–6 min
One Word Each
One Word EachOne word for how you're arriving. Round the room, no explaining.In person or virtual4–100 people · 3–6 min
Mirror Mayhem
Mirror MayhemCopy your partner exactly. Then the leader changes without warning.In person or virtual6–60 people · 5–7 min
Cross the Circle
Cross the CircleCatch someone's eye across the circle. Both nod. Now swap places.In person10–40 people · 4–7 min
Silent Birthday Line
Silent Birthday LineLine up in birthday order. Nobody may speak.In person8–50 people · 5–8 min
Greetings from Everywhere
Greetings from EverywhereMeet six people, and greet each one a completely different way.In person10–150 people · 5–8 min
Read the Face
Read the FaceNine feelings on screen. One person shows one with their face only. Everyone calls the number.In person or virtual6–60 people · 5–8 min
The Grid Walk
The Grid WalkWalk the room filling every empty space. No circles, no following, no gaps.In person10–80 people · 4–8 min
Four Corners: Pick a Side
Four Corners: Pick a SideFour answers, four corners. Move to the one that's yours.In person8–250 people · 7–10 min
Find Your Twin
Find Your TwinSomebody in this room matches you. Yes-or-no questions only. Find them.In person10–80 people · 7–10 min
The Human Machine
The Human MachineOne person starts a movement. Everyone else becomes part of it.In person8–30 people · 7–10 min
Caught Your Eye
Caught Your EyeSomebody in this circle is winking people out. Nobody knows who.In person8–30 people · 6–10 min
The Empty Chair
The Empty ChairOne empty chair. Whoever sits beside it invites someone across, as somebody else.In person8–30 people · 6–10 min
Count Together
Count TogetherCount to twenty as a room. No order, no leader, and two people speaking means starting again.In person6–30 people · 5–10 min
Everything But Your Name
Everything But Your NameIntroduce yourself completely. You may not say your name or your job.In person or virtual4–100 people · 6–10 min
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5 icebreakers free for 10 days. No card. Nobody signs up and nobody joins — you open an activity, put it on the screen, and run the room.

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