Category
Improv games
Improv games are the single fastest way to teach a team to build on each other's ideas instead of guarding their own. Run them with a skilled facilitator only — done badly, improv is worse than no improv at all.
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8.4Pair improv that trains the reflex of building on instead of blocking ideas.
- Group
- 4–60 (in pairs)
- Energy
- Medium
- Time
- 20 min
Story spine
8.2Build a complete narrative using Pixar's eight-line story structure.
- Group
- 6–30
- Energy
- Medium
- Time
- 45 min
One-word story
7.9Stand in a circle and tell a coherent story one word at a time.
- Group
- 6–14
- Energy
- Medium
- Time
- 15 min
Expert panel
7.6Three players answer audience questions as world experts on a fake topic.
- Group
- 8–80 (3 on stage)
- Energy
- High
- Time
- 20–30 min
Park bench
7.4Two players occupy a bench; the second has to make the first leave.
- Group
- 6–30
- Energy
- High
- Time
- 20 min
Other categories
Meeting icebreakers
Quick openers that get a room talking in under ten minutes.
Team building games
Mid-length games that build trust through shared problem-solving.
Minute to win it
60-second challenges with cheap props and big laughs.
Team energizers
Two- to ten-minute boosts to wake a flat room.
Virtual team building
Activities designed for fully-remote teams on video calls.
Hybrid team building
Designed so remote and in-person players have equal footing.
Agile games
Workshops that teach scrum, kanban and product thinking by doing.