Icebreaker¶
Goal¶
Start thinking what time management is about
Trainer instructions¶
Explain the task
Divide up groups
Show the slide with tasks
Place materials + task list in reach of participants
Start the timer
Tasks¶
Your team has 10 minutes to do as much as possible of the following:
Run a lap around the room (1 point)
Sing a song together (3 points)
Let a paper airplane fly from one end of the room to another (2 points)
Assign a nickname to each team member (1 points)
Get a paper signed by every person in the room (1 point)
Count the number of pets owned by your team (4 points)
Convince a member of another team to join you (4 points)
Build a tower from the materials on the table (2 points)
Create a name card for each team member (1 point, 1 extra point with nicknames)
Post something about your team on any social media channel (1 point)
Create sounds you can hear on a farm (everybody simultaneously) (2 points)
Find out something unique about each person on the team (1 point)
Name your team and come up with a slogan (1 point for the name, 1 point for the slogan)
Write down a list of things your team wants out of the workshop (3 points)
Create a nicely shaped card with your team name and nicknames and put it on the flipchart (3 points)
Do a high five together (1 point)
Debriefing questions¶
What skills did you use?
What similarities to research are there?
What information did you need?
How did you select tasks?
How did you decide what to do?
What helped you decide what to do?
How did you resolve task dependencies?
Was the list of tasks helpful?
Further reading¶
A more detailed guide for trainers can be found on:
