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Make It Rain

Make It Rain
Needs a room

A storm builds round the circle, one pair of hands at a time.

You rub your palms together and the person beside you copies, then the next, until the sound has travelled the whole circle. Then you change to clicking, then clapping, then stamping, and a room of strangers has built a rainstorm without anybody saying a word. It ends quieter than it started, which is the part people remember.

FocusConnectionGroup CoordinationReset
Use this when

You want to settle a room rather than lift it β€” before something reflective, or to bring the noise down at the end of a loud session.

Props: None

Run this when…

If none of these is your room, pick another.
  1. Bringing a loud room down before something serious

  2. A quiet opener for a group that has been talking

  3. The last two minutes of a session

The run-sheet

What you get once it’s yours. Open any of them to see how.

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At a glance
8–60people
4–6minutes
Energylow
Where
Needs a room
Props
None
Big screen
Required
Teams
Individual only
What it builds
collaboration