TEAM BUILDING

Team building
Look and stick
Name of exercise | Look and stick |
Picture set category | ☒ 1. Flat-pictures |
Exercise category | ☒ 1. Icebreaker |
Phases | ☒ 1. Teambuilding |
Objectives | – Getting to know yourself |
Duration | ☐ < 10 min. ☒ 10-20 min. ☐ 20-30 min. ☐ 30-40 min. |
Form | Group |
Material needed | The poster of Flat-pictures (3×3 Instagram grids), stickers in colours, 1 colour per participant or post-its to write a name on |
Preparation | Hang the set of Flat-pictures on a wall |
Step by step description | Give all participants 1 sticker in their own colour or a post-it (and ask them to write their name on the post-it). Ask them to look at the matrix of Instagram-pictures in front of them. Invite them to stick their stickers/post-its on the set of pictures they like the most. After they made their choice, ask them the following questions, one by one. Ask the rest of the group to listen and to refrain from commenting. – Why did you choose this set? Then open the discussion, using the following questions: – Are there any sets with more stickers with different colours? |
Closing up | Reflect on the exercise by asking participants how they experienced this exercise and what they noticed. Thank the participants for being open towards each other and challenge them to keep this openness or to open up even more in the exercises that follow. |
Tips for the facilitator | – See what kind of group dynamics arise in the group and notice if there’s sufficient safety and equality. If not, consider some other team and trust building exercises. |

Team building
Press and stage
Name of exercise |
Press and stage |
Picture set category |
☐ 1. Flat-pictures |
Exercise category |
☐ 1. Icebreaker |
Phases |
☒ 1. Teambuilding |
Objectives |
– Encourage creative thinking |
Duration |
☐ < 10 min. ☐ 10-20 min. ☒ 20-30 min. ☐ 30-40 min. |
Form |
Group |
Material needed |
The set of Press-pictures |
Preparation |
Klik of tik om tekst in te voeren. |
Step by step description |
Put the participants in a circle. One participant stands in front of them. Show this participant one picture during 10 seconds. Ask this participant to stage what he/she thinks he/she has seen, using the other participants as a director. He/she may talk and explain little things, but not tell what picture is in his/her head. After the participant are stagedshowed how he/she interpreted the picture, you ask the other participants what they think is on the picture. Let them explain how they came to a certain conclusion. Keep the discussion short (let maximum four other participants talk). |
Closing up |
Close the exercise by asking participants if they liked the exercise and invite them to analyse what happened. Point out that one picture can lead to many different interpretations. |
Tips for the facilitator |
– As this exercise contains tools used in theatre training, it gives participants the opportunity to get accustomed to theatre as well. |