Icebreakers: They can be fun!
- Sh
are your name.
- Show an alternative use of the napkin by tearing or folding.
- Share your name.
- Share what social media networks you use.
- Take a group selfie.
- Post to the Internet loud and proud!
Materials: at least one smart phone
Feedback: Very interesting, especially in a generationally mixed room. Also, fun results!

Group selfie ice breakers in our facilitation meeting! @GaimanFND @tdeghunter and others at #exponent14 pic.twitter.com/QiKUCXckIV
— Helen J. Serini Fndn (@hjsfoundation) October 31, 2014
and one more...

#exponent14 Purple Table pic.twitter.com/A2x5eUxubO
— Maria Schwab (@musumecigirl) October 31, 2014
- Share your name.
- Share something that is a huge pet peeve for you, about meetings or otherwise.
Materials: none
- Stand together in a circle.
- Share your name.
- Share a dance move to go with your name.
- Everybody together repeat the name and the dance move.
- At the end, go around and do them all together again.
Materials: none
Feedback: So much fun! Renee captured some of the letting loose on Twitter:

Having fun at the Facilitation: Tools of the Trade workshop. #Exponent14 pic.twitter.com/drvnHLv5ks
— Renee Steffen (@renee_steffen) October 31, 2014
Standard intros:
- Say your name.
- Share where you're from.
- Share your role at your organization.
- Share why you're here.
Materials: none
Feedback: Great. Easy way to get context.
- Share your name.
- Share a skill you have that you're proud of.
- Share a superpower you wish you had.
Materials: none