Library of facilitation techniques

One person turns to the person next to them & makes a sound & motion,
person 2 responds with complementary sound & motion.
play is passed around the circle (2 to 3, etc.)

Participants work in pairs to first study and then draw their partner from memory, using their non-dominant hand.

A fun way for participants to break the ice and interact with each other.

One person is the photographer and the other the camera. The Camera has their eyes closed and is guided by the Photographer who takes photos by cueing the camera to open and close their eyes to snap a photo.

justification game to expand context

One person begins telling a true story and the instructor hands slips of paper with Emotion, Place, or Object for them to incorporate into their story.

One at a time, people add to create a moving, noise-making machine. 

One person mimes an activity and the next person asks 'what are you doing' They then answer with a different activity that the asker then mimes.

Prototype space to evoke emotions and understand behaviors.

Repurpose your space in the name of design. Rearrange a room to role play how a user might experience your service or product. Try out these methods early on in prototyping.