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27 tried-and-tested ways to get a group thinking, talking and doing.

10 activities

Illustration for Pitch, Coach, Re-Pitch
7 12–15 minutes per person

Pitch, Coach, Re-Pitch

Improve performance immediately through a short feedback-and-retry cycle.

Skill practiceCommunication
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Illustration for The Cold Entry Role-Play
10 15–25 minutes

The Cold Entry Role-Play

Practise entering a conversation without preparation.

Skill practiceCommunication
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Illustration for The Personal Story Challenge
11 10–15 minutes

The Personal Story Challenge

Practise making ideas relatable through a short personal story.

Creativity & storytellingCommunication
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Illustration for Get Your Phone Out: The WhatsApp Challenge
22 10–15 minutes

Get Your Phone Out: The WhatsApp Challenge

Practise expressing a complex update in a short, memorable message and then saying it aloud.

Creativity & storytellingCommunication
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Illustration for Love It or Adapt It
6 15–20 minutes

Love It or Adapt It

Evaluate an example by identifying what to keep and what to change.

Discussion & reflectionCommunication
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Illustration for Improve Your Own Work
14 20–30 minutes

Improve Your Own Work

Apply workshop learning to an authentic work artefact.

Skill practiceDiscussion & reflection
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Illustration for Watch, Notice, Discuss
15 10–15 minutes

Watch, Notice, Discuss

Learn from observation before introducing a framework.

Discussion & reflection
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Illustration for The Three-Word Mirror
23 10–15 minutes

The Three-Word Mirror

Explore how others may experience your behaviour by imagining their perspective.

Icebreakers & connectionDiscussion & reflection
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Illustration for The Question Makeover
25 15–20 minutes

The Question Makeover

Transform routine questions into more natural, human conversations.

CommunicationSkill practice
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Illustration for The Decision Grid
26 20–25 minutes

The Decision Grid

Help someone compare options using the criteria that matter most to them.

Decision-makingProblem-solving
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