Ideas
Long reads about the meeting moments people dread, with the research behind them and an activity you can play on the page.
A game like Jeopardy! for your PowerPoint, where the whole room plays
Build the board in PowerPoint, or let every phone in the room answer
ReadFormative assessment examples, and which ones hold up
Thirty-two techniques, grouped by when they run, and what the evidence actually covers
ReadGet to know you questions
210 questions, sorted by the room, plus the format fix that saves them
ReadIcebreaker games, filed by the size of the room
Thirty-seven games, each with the group size it holds and the way it goes wrong
ReadTeam building activities for work, for the room you already have
Forty activities grouped by the time you have, and four that come out weaker than they are sold
ReadCharades ideas, sorted by how hard they are to act
388 words to act out, sorted by how hard they are, and how to run the round
ReadExit tickets that change what you teach next
Three minutes at the door, and a question worth reading
ReadMost likely to questions
Everyone points at somebody, so collect the answers face down
ReadNever have I ever questions for work, friends and the classroom
Play it without asking anyone to confess in front of colleagues
ReadRetrospective games, and the one problem they are all solving
The first answer sets the frame, and most retro formats leave you to work around it yourself.
ReadThink-pair-share, and the phase that breaks
The think and the pair run in parallel. The share is a queue, and unless you pick the names it hears volunteers.
ReadThis or that questions
255 pairs, and the rule for telling a live one from a dead one
ReadTier list maker
One person's tier list is an opinion. A room's is information.
ReadTrivia questions that work on a live room
135 checked questions, and the evidence on what makes one land
ReadTwo truths and a lie
Write a lie the room cannot find, and know when to skip the game
ReadWould you rather questions for work
The work dilemmas that split a team down the middle
ReadIce breakers that aren't cringe
Open a meeting without making anyone perform
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