Before my mind can comprehend what is happening, my body begins to dance — and I mean DANCE. It was not the scripted and safe two-step you expect from a middle-aged white guy with the choppy rhythm of a corny dad joke.

After an hour and a half of sugar-hyped brainstorming, we selected an odd experiential learning exercise guaranteed to cement our brand identity into attendees' minds.

“Let’s play a giant game at the conference, but not tell anyone we’re playing.”

It’s more fun than a velociraptor in a prom dress unicycling across the Danube River.

Earlier this week, I led a Facilitation Skills & Activities workshop for orientation leaders at a local university. The aggressively silly competition during our session reminded me why Noodle Ninja is my fourth-favorite teambuilding game.

I found this container of bizarre and unrelated objects in our equipment building. It appears to be a complex teambuilding activity, but without instructions, I’m not sure what to do with it.

“Will you help me with The Mystery Box?” the presenter asked.

You and your partner are rival wizards battling each other in a magical duel. Unlike other competitions, this wizard duel has a unique way of winning.

The goal is to lose in the most EPIC way possible.

Remedial Wizardry is a creative energizer that anyone can do with their group without needing equipment, training, or facilitation experience.

Activity Guide- Postmodern RPS

Do you cringe when you hear “icebreaker” or “teambuilding?” Try this unique warm-up with your team.

Postmodern RPS¹ is a creative energizer that anyone can do with their group without needing equipment, training, or facilitation experience.

It was 2005, and my team was preparing to attend and a mid-sized conference. We purchased some space in the exhibit hall. My boss tasked me with creating a way to boost foot traffic to our booth.

“Each holiday, we send the other person a bad gift. It started off fairly tame, then got weirder and weirder every year,” recalls Alice. “One year she sent me a hospital gown. So I sent her…

With everyone gone, this left a burning question for those left behind. "Now, who is in charge?"…

"Just don't burn the place down while we are gone."

As part of university orientation week activities, I asked a hundred first-year students the same icebreaker question. I was impressed with the creativity and the level of depth in many of the answers.  Here are some of the most memorable responses.