From the course: Icebreakers for Teams, Meetings, and Groups
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Inspiring creativity
From the course: Icebreakers for Teams, Meetings, and Groups
Inspiring creativity
- It may surprise you to know that you can prime your brain for creative thinking. I mean, this may sound a little odd. Even though your brain isn't a muscle, it can function like one. If the goal of your next meeting is tied to creativity, give a couple of these icebreakers a try. Pick a theme, say favorite movies or quote you live by. Have each person write their answer on a note card using their nondominant hand. That's right. Grab a pen and put it in the hand you don't normally write in for this exercise. Using your nondominant hand forces you to use the nondominant side of your brain. When everyone's finished, have each person write their name on the other side of the card. Everyone hands their card to the facilitator and the facilitator will attempt to read each one to the group and have everyone guess who submitted which card. You'll get a good laugh at how terrible some of your handwriting is and learn…
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