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[http://www.teampedia.net Teampedia.net] currently hosts over 50 '''free icebreakers''' and over 100 '''free team building activities.'''
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[http://www.teampedia.net Teampedia.net] currently hosts over 90 '''free icebreakers''' and over 200 '''free team building activities.'''
  
 
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[[Image:Helium_Stick_Success.JPG|thumb|200px|right| Featured Activity: [[Helium Stick| Helium Stick]]]]
 
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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."
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Icebreakers (also known as Warm-ups, Energizers, Openers, and even Deinhibitizers) are activities that help people feel more comfortable and get to know each other. Listed below are activities submitted and improved by users around the world.
  
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.  
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Icebreakers are most commonly used during the first stages of team development (e.g., at the introductory class) or preceding a group process (e.g., to start off each team meeting). They can also be helpful whenever group energy is low and people need re-energizing, or when members join the group.
  
Icebreakers work best when they are fun and engaging, and they draw out information or qualities of the participants that aren't obvious or on the surface (e.g. hidden talents, attitudes, or previous experiences). Learning more about each other and having fun can help reduce tension and anxiety and help people get a sense of the commonalities between group members.  
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Icebreakers work best when they are fun and engaging and they draw out information or qualities of the participants that may not be obvious (e.g. talents, attitudes, or previous experiences). Learning more about each other while laughing can help people relax and get a sense of their commonalities or appreciate their differences.
  
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]].  
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You might also be interested in [[Icebreakers for Online Team Building]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 10 January 2019

Teampedia.net currently hosts over 90 free icebreakers and over 200 free team building activities.

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Featured Activity: Helium Stick

Icebreakers (also known as Warm-ups, Energizers, Openers, and even Deinhibitizers) are activities that help people feel more comfortable and get to know each other. Listed below are activities submitted and improved by users around the world.

Icebreakers are most commonly used during the first stages of team development (e.g., at the introductory class) or preceding a group process (e.g., to start off each team meeting). They can also be helpful whenever group energy is low and people need re-energizing, or when members join the group.

Icebreakers work best when they are fun and engaging and they draw out information or qualities of the participants that may not be obvious (e.g. talents, attitudes, or previous experiences). Learning more about each other while laughing can help people relax and get a sense of their commonalities or appreciate their differences.

You might also be interested in Icebreakers for Online Team Building.


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