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Broken Telephone
Broken Telephone
A collaborative game that shows how messages change when passed from person to person.
🕑 20–30 min👥 5–30
The Spider Web
The Spider Web
Symbolically connects participants to visualize relationships and foster mutual understanding.
🕑 15–30 min👥 8–25
The Question Ball
The Question Ball
A playful activity where participants answer questions at random whenever they catch the ball.
🕑 20–30 min👥 10–40
Solution Tree
Solution Tree
A collaborative activity to analyse problems, identify root causes, and develop solutions.
🕑 45–60 min👥 10–30
The Human Knot
The Human Knot
Participants work together to untangle a human knot without letting go of each other's hands.
🕑 15–20 min👥 8–20
Team Puzzle
Team Puzzle
A fast-paced group activity where participants form teams by finding others with matching pieces.
🕑 30–45 min👥 8–24
Back-to-Back Drawing
Back-to-Back Drawing
In pairs, one describes and the other draws back-to-back, testing communication skills.
🕑 20–30 min👥 6–30
Ball of Thread
Ball of Thread
Participants build a symbolic thread network that makes group connections visible.
🕑 15–30 min👥 8–30
Brainstorming
Brainstorming
Fosters collective creativity by generating multiple proposals in a free, judgement-free space.
🕑 20–45 min👥 5–40