99 of the best EXPERIENTIAL

CORPORATE GAMES

This is a collection of warmups, openers, socializers, fillers, energizers, and closers for corporate programs:

• 10 WARMUPS get people's heart rates elevated or stretch their muscles and joints to avoid injuries;
• 17 OPENERS set the program tone by detailing themes or introducing people to learn their names;
• 18 SOCIALIZERS deinhibit people or familiarize them, so that they learn more than one another's names;
• 14 FILLERS occupy unexpected program gaps with more sedentary and time consuming games;
• 13 ENERGIZERS quickly motivate, invigorate, or raise levels of enthusiasm through physical activity; and
• 27 CLOSERS highlight learning, celebrate achievement, or bring new commitments for future change.

This book provides useful instructions and insights for business trainers and presenters who want to engage participants in fun and meaningful activitiy at the beginning, middle, and end of any event.

Sample Diagram

 

summarizes the necessary props, movement,

area, time, and group size for the activity

 

 

shows the setup, action, or solution

Sample Text

 

explains the intent, action, highlights,

and preparation for the activity

 

 

offers a facilitator script and variations

Simon Priest is the leading researcher and writer in experiential training and development with corporations. He presently consults in facilitation training, leadership enhancement, and executive development for a handful of progressive companies interested in staying ahead of their global competition by focusing on the development and maintenance of human resource relationships. Now early retired, Dr. Priest maintains adjunct professorships at several universities and management institutes around the world. His two most recent books are "101 of the best Corporate Team Building Activities" with Karl Rohnke and "The Essential Elements of Facilitation" with Mike Gass and Lee Gillis.

Sam Sikes is Vice President of Learning Unlimited Corporation. He trains facilitators and develops related indoor and outdoor training activities for adults, and has done so worldwide in a variety of corporate and educational settings. Best known for his creativity, Sam has trained groups of as few as two people and as many as three thousand. In 1996, He was recognized as regional "Practitioner of the Year" for his training achievements by the Association for Experiential Education (AEE). He also received the "Karl Rohnke Creativity Award" from AEE at their international conference in 2000, for his best-known books: "50 Ways To Use Your Noodle" (with Chris Cavert), "Feeding The Zircon Gorilla" and "Executive Marbles."

Faith Evans is Owner and Director of PlayFully, Inc. As a process consultant, she offers a broad range of training and development services dedicated to catalyzing life changing growth and potential in people. She specializes in experiential methodology with demonstrated strengths in action learning, small and large group facilitation and having fun! Faith is a member of both the Experiential Training and Development Consortium, and the task force that wrote the DEEP document: addressing the Definition of Experiential Education, Ethics and Exemplary Practices. Her most delightful and humbling accomplishment, however, is being continually trained by her two (now adult) offspring, Erin and Will.

Three Introductions

Resource Grid (Prope X Time)

Client Grid (movement X size)

Self Check for Leading Games

Games by Six Categories

Game Legend