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Revision as of 13:35, 16 October 2011

Term2.png ICEBREAKER
Also referred to as opener, icebreaker is a short activity or game designed to help participants, particularly strangers, of a learning or training event to overcome initial anxiety. It is a facilitation exercise intended to help participants to know one another and to begin the process of forming themselves into a team. It can be either a fun activity or one tied to specific topics or training goals. [1]


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Functions of Icebreakers

Openers/Icebreakers contribute four basic functions to a group:

  • Individual development - by encouraging alternatives, coping mechanisms and thinking.
  • Team building - bonding through the completion of a task.
  • Networking while becoming acquainted.
  • Icebreaking - reducing tension and breaking the link with the workplace by focusing the attention of learners to the classroom.

Basic Types of Icebreakers

  • Openers/Icebreakers that get people talking to each other for better communication.
  • Openers/Icebreakers that generate familiarity and cooperation through problem solving and successful task completion.
  • Openers/Icebreakers that introduce concepts to be covered by the course in greater depth. [2]

Job Aid

Pdf.png Icebreaker


MATERIAL.png Additional Materials

Pdf.png Games and Exercices by Unicef

Pdf.png 100 ways to energize groups

Pdf.png 40 Icebreakers for Small Groups


Link icon.png Web Resources
Below you have a list of selected websites where you can find some interesting examples of icebreakers:
Link Content
Ball around the world Article that describes a very simple activity to replace the boring round of table of self-introductions at the beginning of an international workshop: Ball around the world.
Icebreakers, Warmups, Energizers, & Deinhibitizers Several examples of icebreakers descriptions and websites.
Games and Exercises UNICEF report on games and exercises. Sectionc I and II have several examples of icebreakers.
Icebreakers A compilation page of icebreakers suggestions in a wiki on the KM4dev site.


References

  1. ↑ E-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring, Jane Bozarth, 2005, www.thefreedictionary.com (29 July 2008), encarta.msn.com (29 July 2008), en.wikipedia.org (29 July 2008);
  2. ↑ 50 Creative Training Openers and Energizers, Bob Pike and Lynn Solem, 2000, (27 October 2008);
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