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A structured approach to unlocking fresh thinking when a problem feels stuck, familiar or too close to see clearly.

To help your team make clear, collective decisions about what’s truly essential, what’s nice to have, and what’s best left for later.

At the end of a workshop, it’s valuable to take a moment to reflect on what you’ve learned, what you’d like to develop further, and how your new insights can help you improve. This activity encourages that reflection and works just as well when run remotely.

PowerPoint Karaoke is an improvisation game where volunteers take turns delivering presentations using slide decks they’ve never seen before, all in front of a live audience.

Practice giving positive and appreciative feedback and demonstrate its importance.

This activity explores communication, leadership, conflict, cooperation, patience, and problem-solving within a team. This activity works well as a warm up or deeper reflection piece on communication, collaboration, and leadership under pressure.

A fun and interactive way for groups to get to know each other, spark conversation, and share personal experiences.

A lively, interactive warm-up that gets energy up, encourages cheering, and adds a playful twist to a classic game.

The model provides a practical framework for implementing significant changes and is widely used by leaders and change managers. The steps are sequential, with each one building upon the success of the previous step.

The Six Thinking Hats technique is a powerful tool for improving group discussions. It helps teams brainstorm, solve problems, and make decisions by focusing everyone on one type of thinking at a time. Instead of an unstructured conversation where people might talk over each other or get stuck on a single perspective, this method provides a framework that ensures all viewpoints are heard and considered.

Regular, thoughtful feedback is key to building strong relationships and high-performing teams.

Running regular retrospectives helps your team improve, stay connected, and keep learning. It’s always useful, but even more so when you're working remotely or in a hybrid setup.

This is a short, simple activity to run early in a workshop or project. The idea is to get people to surface any unspoken concerns about the theme or the journey ahead. It helps people open up, connect, and clear the air.

When people brainstorm new ideas, they often think creatively and explore possibilities beyond the usual boundaries. This is the divergent phase of thinking. But when it comes to narrowing down those ideas, many tend to settle on familiar, safe options. This common trap is known as the ‘creative paradox’ or ‘creadox’ - where creativity seems to stall at the point of choosing which ideas to pursue. A simple but effective way to overcome this is by using the How-Now-Wow matrix.

Nothing derails a workshop faster than unmet expectations. If you don’t take time to set them, participants will make up their own, and that’s when things start to wobble. People get disengaged, overwhelmed, or just quietly frustrated. Workshops can be intense. People are asked to think hard, stay focused, speak up, be creative, make decisions - often at pace. At some point, most people will feel stuck or uncertain. The key is to normalise that before it happens. Be clear up

Checking in and out is a simple but powerful way to open and close any group session. It sets the tone, creates space for people to be present, and reminds everyone they’re part of something shared.

To spark creativity by working with constraints and building upon existing ideas. This warm-up exercise gets the creative juices flowing by challenging participants to find possibilities in a given starting point. This activity is a fantastic way to overcome a blank page. The provided shape acts as a creative constraint that forces participants to think differently. It’s a low-pressure way to start a workshop and get everyone's minds engaged. Distribute materials (paper and p

To encourage spontaneous storytelling and improvisation. This fun and simple activity helps participants practice building on each other's ideas in a low-pressure, fast-paced environment. This is a classic improvisation game that demonstrates the power of collaborative storytelling. Each person's contribution is a key piece of the puzzle, and the team must work together to create a cohesive (or hilariously chaotic) narrative. Seat everyone in a circle for easy conversation fl

To encourage quick thinking, improvisation, and the ability to find creative connections between seemingly unrelated concepts. This game is a low-stakes way to practice "thinking on your feet." This activity forces participants to create a narrative and a purpose for a novel concept in real time. It encourages them to move beyond a product's basic function and think about its potential uses and features from a persuasive, "sales" perspective. Choose an "expert." One person is

To remove the fear of failure and judgment from the creative process, encouraging participants to explore unconventional solutions. This exercise teaches that even a "bad" idea can contain a kernel of genius. This activity flips the script on traditional brainstorming. Instead of trying to find the perfect idea, teams are challenged to find the hidden value in a terrible one. This pushes them to be more creative and less self-critical, creating a safe space for all ideas, no