What's the weirdest food you've ever eaten? What's the most out-of-character thing you've ever done? What is your cellphone wallpaper? You can have an unlimited supply of one thing for the rest of your life, what is it?
Just Five Things - This icebreaker is so versatile and can work for any group. Break up into groups of four or five and tell them they'll be coming up with a list of five things to answer a prompt. Create a question that relates to your group.
Divide students into small groups, and have them share three facts about themselves: something personal, something professional and something peculiar, such as an interesting hobby or habit. This icebreaker idea can easily be used in virtual meetings.
An icebreaker should not be too long, or it will take time away from the actual meeting. Icebreakers typically last anywhere from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. It should last enough time for people to feel comfortable and relaxed enough to easily discuss more important topics later on in the meeting.
First Light is a quick virtual icebreaker that you can include in any meeting to get everyone thinking, talking, and working together. It's not conducive to back-to-back meetings because your team members will tend to answer the same way every time.
Ask participants to come up with just one question each. They must then walk round and ask the same question to everyone in the group. Once everyone has completed the questions. Go round the room and ask a number of questions relating to the icebreaker.
A simple and classic ice breaker game. Each employee shares three statements about themselves – two true, and one false. Then, everyone tries to guess which is the lie by asking questions. Try to find out as many details about the statements as possible and watch the speaker's reactions closely.
What is '3 Before Me'? '3 Before Me' is a simple classroom strategy–arguably both a teaching and learning strategy–that requires that when students experience a challenge, they must first ask three different people for help before reaching out to the teacher.
Each pair is responsible for finding 10 things they have in common with one another. Remember to tell everyone that easy cop-outs aren't allowed, like "we both have hands". Once they find 10 things they have in common, they share their discoveries with the group.
The group can either sit or stand in a circle. Tell them they are to tell a story as a group using only one word each. Choose the first person and ask them for a word, then cue the next person and the next and the next. Limit everyone to 1 word and keep them moving.
Have you ever had a dog compete in a dog show? Have you ever been somewhere while an earthquake occurred? Have you ever been somewhere while a tornado took place? Have you ever been somewhere while a hurricane occurred?
What are some fun ice breaker questions for coworkers?
Use these fun office icebreaker questions to find out what your colleagues are into. Do you have a favorite song to listen to when you need your spirits lifted? What is the most feel-good film you've ever seen? What type of music do you prefer?
