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 used to sit through painfully unproductive meetings. These meetings ended late, rarely completed anything, and wasted the precious time of overworked professionals.

Then I discovered the cause.

Every meeting we attend is infested with rabbits.

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.

How many of us have ever withheld the real reason for a significant decision because we did not want to burn bridges? Or because we lost hope that the organization would act on legitimate concerns about a supervisor?

Shannon and I moved our cards around, trying dozens of pairings until we landed on Lip + Box. 

“What if we had a device that gave people a do-over when they said something uncaring or insensitive?”

“Yes, and…”