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Icebreakers (also known as Warm-ups, Energizers, Openers, and even 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." Listed below are activities submitted and improved by users around the world.

Icebreakers are most commonly used early in during the group process or at early first stages of team development (e.g. , at the first introductory class ) or at the beginning of preceding a group process (e.g., to start off each team meeting). They can also be used with great success helpful 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 of the participants that aren't may not be obvious or on the surface (e.g. hidden talents, attitudes, or previous experiences). Learning more about each other and having fun while laughing can help reduce tension people relax and anxiety and help people get a sense of the their 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 [[Main Page]]appreciate their differences.