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Three in Common

Three in Common
Remote or in person

Find three things your group shares. Nothing obvious allowed.

Small groups hunt for three things everybody in them has in common, with the obvious ones ruled out β€” same employer, same room, two arms. It forces a real conversation within about forty seconds, and the third thing is always the one worth hearing.

ConnectionIcebreakerCollaborationConversation Starter
Use this when

Small groups need to become a group rather than a set of individuals, before they work together on something.

Props: None

Run this when…

If none of these is your room, pick another.
  1. Newly formed teams or project groups

  2. A workshop where groups will work together all day

  3. Any room split into tables that have not spoken

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At a glance
6–100people
6–10minutes
Energylow
Where
Remote or in person
Props
None
Big screen
Required
Teams
Individual only
What it builds
collaboration