Talk:Icebreaker (facilitation)

The Dvorak icebreaker

I've moved the below paragraph from the article to here. Great story, metaphor, analogy etc. but it's not an icebreaker. Gronky (talk) 03:23, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

• The Dvorak Challenge - The facilitator hands out a printout or picture of a Dvorak keyboard and compares it to the traditional Qwerty keyboard. The facilitator describes the productivity gains which are said to be possible if we all used Dvorak and "sells" the concept. Then the facilitator asks the group to identify all the reasons why businesses have not already converted to the Dvorak layout. The facilitator uses this as a metaphor for the natural resistance to change which the team will face if their proposed initiative is implemented.

Lack of content

Ice breakers are used by many organizations and educational institutions to promote a lively environment. Some of the universities dedicate even five days involving ice breakers during the freshmen orientation. They are considered to be so important because of its proven results in enabling strangers to work together as a team. Students and employees do get outside their comfort zone and get talking when different activities force them to socialize with new people. This article lacks in many aspects of the actual functioning and uses of ice breakers. Why ice breakers are effective and why organization think of them so highly. There is quite some psychology and research done to analysis the success of ice breakers in getting new individuals to get together as a group. The examples given in the article are also very general and not the very famous ones. There is a lack of content and a list of suggested activities for different age groups, social settings and situations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sfathima138 (talk • contribs) 02:58, 22 September 2014 (UTC)