The Game of You Know Who

You Know Who is a fun, ice-breaking activity to meet other members of an organization and foster new connections.

In this team-building game, employees will map the connections between one another on a whiteboard. Teams can choose their “avatars”, and then draw arrows to map how they are connected to other workers. It’s a great way to break the ice when team members don’t know each other well.

This team-building activity lets you build a small, social-media-style network, but without the technology. It will not just help as a standalone activity, but also allow team members to keep mingling throughout the whole day or event.

Provide participants with index cards, markers, and tape. Each worker will then write their name, add their job title, and draw an “avatar” on their index card, like how there’s a profile photo on a social network.

Then gather all the index cards and stick them on a whiteboard, with plenty of space between every two cards. Participants will then draw arrows from their card to others who they already know in some capacity.

Plus, they’ll also mention how they know the person. For example, maybe they went to the same university or were part of the same team in the past.

The topics of this publication: integration, interactions, foster relationships, distension, disinhibition