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Word Association

Word Association
Remote or in person

One word each, round the circle, in rhythm. Hesitate and we start again.

A word goes round the circle and each person says the first thing it makes them think of, on the beat. It moves fast enough that nobody can be clever, and where the chain has travelled after thirty words is a strange little map of the room.

CreativityFocusLaughterMental Agility
Use this when

Before anything creative, or when a room is overthinking and needs to be sped up past its own editing.

Props: None

Run this when…

If none of these is your room, pick another.
  1. Before an ideation session

  2. A group who deliberate too long

  3. A quick focusing activity in a circle

The run-sheet

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

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At a glance
6–30people
4–7minutes
Energymedium
Where
Remote or in person
Props
None
Big screen
Required
Teams
Individual only
What it builds
communication