4Ls
Quick, balanced and easy to explain. Good when you want both appreciation and critique.
18 minutes · Any
Read the activity →The activity library
Play with purpose.
Icebreakers, energizers, connection exercises, skill builders and thoughtful debriefs. Explore the instructions, then bring an activity into your next session.
Explore and filter in the Studio →Count to Twenty
The group must sense each other to succeed. Silence and listening become the skill.
8 minutes · Circle, 8–25
Read the activity →Cross Your Arms
Ten seconds of awkwardness that makes change resistance physical and funny.
4 minutes · Any
Read the activity →Everyone's 'It'
Everyone is 'it' at the same time and is both trying to tag and not be tagged. When tagged, players sit down (or freeze) and the facilitator rapidly starts over with "what's the name of the game!" and tells participants to shout "everone's it!"
10 minutes · Any group size
Read the activity →Failure Bow
Gives the group permission to fail out loud. Fear melts into laughter.
5 minutes · Any
Read the activity →Front-Page Headline
Compresses a messy experience into a sharp story. Great for gallery walks.
12 minutes · Individuals or pairs
Read the activity →Frozen Tableau
Groups make a still image of the moment that mattered. Bodies reveal what talk misses.
20 minutes · Groups of 3–5
Read the activity →Gift Giving
Practice receiving generously. Every offer becomes a gift.
10 minutes · Pairs
Read the activity →Gifts & Appreciations
Closes the circle with recognition. Whispered versions can move a whole room.
15 minutes · Pairs or circle
Read the activity →Group Machine
Builds collective rhythm. Everyone becomes one moving part of something bigger.
8 minutes · Groups of 6–12
Read the activity →Head, Heart, Hands
Brings the body and feelings into reflection, beyond the thinking mind.
12 minutes · Any
Read the activity →Hopes & Concerns
Surfaces what people want and fear, so you can contract honestly and adapt your plan.
10 minutes · Pairs then whole group
Read the activity →I like, I want, I AM, I feel...
2 mins of "I like" statements. then if want/need/time -'i want' and 'i am' Bonus: (Add movement/sound!)
4 minutes · 2-4
Read the activity →Lifeline Drawing
Drawing peaks and valleys reveals the shape of a life. Sharing it builds deep trust.
30 minutes · Individuals then triads
Read the activity →Mirror
Builds attunement. Partners learn to follow and lead without words.
8 minutes · Pairs
Read the activity →Name & Gesture
Names stick and bodies loosen. Everyone succeeds just by showing up.
8 minutes · Circle, up to 25
Read the activity →Nine Dots
The famous 'think outside the box' puzzle. Reveals the rules we invent for ourselves.
7 minutes · Individuals
Read the activity →One Takeaway: Have a Go
A jolt loses its punch when you over-process it. One line, one spectrum, move on.
5 minutes · Any
Read the activity →One to Three
A focused drill for presence and adaptability. Rules change faster than habits.
10 minutes · Pairs
Read the activity →One Word at a Time
A holistic anchor. The story belongs to nobody, so people practise letting go of control.
12 minutes · Pairs or circle
Read the activity →One-Word Whip
The lightest touch. Fits energizers, where a full debrief would deflate the state shift.
3 minutes · Circle
Read the activity →Open to the Shift
For deep or organisational change. It debriefs readiness for the shift instead of testing a skill.
25 minutes · Any
Read the activity →ORID Focused Conversation
Four levels of question that let quieter and louder voices arrive at a shared decision.
30 minutes · Any
Read the activity →Plus / Delta
The facilitator's own meta-review. Also a fast close for any session.
8 minutes · Any
Read the activity →Postcard to Future Self
Turns insight into a promise the learner will meet again in three weeks.
10 minutes · Individuals
Read the activity →Rose, Bud, Thorn
Gentle and fast. Thorns sit beside roses, so critique feels safe.
12 minutes · Any
Read the activity →Silent Seeing
An invitation to pause and notice another person without speaking. Offer it only when the group is ready; looking away or passing is always welcome.
10 minutes · Pairs
Read the activity →Spectrogram
People stand on a line across the room. Positions say what words take minutes to say.
8 minutes · Whole group, standing
Read the activity →Weather Report
Gives you a fast read on the room without asking people to over-explain.
5 minutes · Whole group
Read the activity →What? So What? Now What?
The workhorse. Moves the room from facts to meaning to action without skipping a step.
20 minutes · Any
Read the activity →Why Did We Switch?
When the plan changed mid-session, debrief the pivot itself. Naming it re-contracts with the room.
15 minutes · Any
Read the activity →Yes, And… Party Planning
Feel the difference between 'Yes, but' and 'Yes, and' in two minutes.
12 minutes · Pairs
Read the activity →Zip Zap Zop
Fast, loud and impossible to do while distracted.
6 minutes · Circle, 8–30
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