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[[Image:Helium_Stick_Success.JPG|thumb|200px|right| Featured ActitvityActivity: [[Helium Stick| Helium Stick]]]] Icebreakers (also known as Warm-ups, Energizers, Openers, and Deinhibitizers) are team building activities that help people feel more comfortable and get to know each other in a process often called "breaking the ice" or "warming up the group."   Icebreakers are most commonly used early in the group process or at early stages of team development (e.g. at the first class or at the beginning of a team meeting). They can also be used with great success whenever the group energy is low and people need re-energizing, or when members join or leave the group.

Icebreakers work best when they are fun and engaging, and they draw out information or qualities most commonly used during the first stages of team development (e.g., at the participants that aren't obvious introductory class) or on the surface preceding a group process (e.g. hidden talents, attitudes, or previous experiencesto start off each team meeting). Learning more about each other and having fun They can help reduce tension also be helpful whenever group energy is low and anxiety and help people get a sense of need re-energizing, or when members join the commonalities between group members.

Below are are several examples of icebreakers, warm-ups and energizers or you can find more team building activities (organized by category and group size) on the You might also be interested in [[Main PageIcebreakers for Online Team Building]].

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