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Exercises for Question Prompts & Conversation Starters

A facilitator poses a prompt, or hands out a deck of questions, and participants respond in pairs or small groups to spark conversation on a specific theme. Use these to open a discussion, fill a transition, or give a quiet group something concrete to talk about.

Explore exercises grouped by theme. Read each run sheet to check the task, group size and setting before choosing.

112 exercises

Creation of Instructional Resources

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

Celebrity Interview

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Fight Right: Three Roleplays to Explore Conflict Management

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

GROW Coaching

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

Insight Exchange

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Do Talk Give Take

Personal Disclosure · 5 to 15 minutes

Assume a Beginner's Mindset

Workspace Ritual · 15 to 30 minutes

This or That

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Impromptu Speech

Applied Improv · 15 to 30 minutes

What If

Ideation Warm-Up · 30 to 60 minutes

Ice-Breaker Question Exchange

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

The Coin

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Discovery and Action Dialogue

Circle Dialogue · 30 to 60 minutes

Poker Swap

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Celebrity Interview

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Designing Inclusive Discussions

Prompted Conversation · 60+ minutes

Asking Questions to Promote Curiosity

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

We Connect Cards

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

The Nine Questions Technique

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Who and Why

Psychological Safety Opener · 15 to 30 minutes

Scenario Slider

General Collaboration Exercise · 30 to 60 minutes

1-2-4-All

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Curious George Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Helping Heuristics

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

What I Need From You (WINFY)

Circle Dialogue · 60+ minutes

World Café

Relationship Mapping · 60+ minutes

8 Questions for Group Introductions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Sex Ed Cards

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Snake Eyes

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Practicing Collaboration with Others

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

Pass the Story

Collaborative Story Building · 5 to 15 minutes

Improved Solutions

Applied Improv · 30 to 60 minutes

The Question Ball

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Question Cards

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Help Me Understand

General Collaboration Exercise · 30 to 60 minutes

Sudden Survey: Workshop Opener

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Three Levels of Conversation

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Zooming Around

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Deepening Table Top Conversations

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Idealist 3 Questions

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Developing an Awareness of Stakeholders

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

The Best Piece of Advice

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Wicked Questions

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Conversation Cafe

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Quiet Power Workshop

General Collaboration Exercise · 60+ minutes

Intro Bingo

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Cascade Greeting

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Purpose-To-Practice (P2P)

Prompted Conversation · 60+ minutes

Quiz, Quiz, Trade

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Addressing Passive-Aggressive Behaviour in Remote Teams

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Gallery Walk

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Boosting Motivation in Remote Teams

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

I've Got Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Tell Me Something Good

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Whose Line Is It Anyway

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

One, Two, Four, All

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Fill-in-the-Blank Reward System

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Bridging the Gap Between Leadership and Teams

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Reconnecting Teams to Purpose

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Reducing Remote Turnover

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Bold Names Conversation Starter

Name Learning · 5 to 15 minutes

LEGO Serious Play Workshop

Prompted Conversation · 60+ minutes

Choose Your Words Wisely

Ideation Warm-Up · 30 to 60 minutes

Q&A Feedback Board

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Workers and Watchers

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Turn the Ship Around Intent-Based Leadership Practice

Team Reflection · 60+ minutes

Tough Questions: Network Dynamics

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Student Response Cards

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Classroom Mingle

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Student Conference

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Discovery and Action Dialogue

Introductions · 30 to 60 minutes

Dynamic Facilitation

Psychological Safety Opener · 60+ minutes

Customer-Centric

Circle Dialogue · 30 to 60 minutes

Kotter Groups

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Online Video Discussion

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Facilitating Effective Discussions Self-Checklist

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Warm Demander Practice

Personal Disclosure · 15 to 30 minutes

Desert Island Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Meeting Games

Applied Improv · 30 to 60 minutes

Video Introduction

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

World Cafe

Prompted Conversation · 60+ minutes

Promoting Curiosity

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

General Knowledge Trivia Round

Collaborative Story Building · 5 to 15 minutes

Question Balloons

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Trivia Tic-Tac-Toe

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Talk So Teams Will Listen

Visual Thinking · 60+ minutes

Strengthening Mutual Support in Remote Teams

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Motivation and Engagement Workshop

Team Reflection · 60+ minutes

Five Dysfunctions Assessment and Action Workshop

General Collaboration Exercise · 60+ minutes

DISC Team Communication Workshop

Team Reflection · 60+ minutes

World Cafe

General Collaboration Exercise · 60+ minutes

One Minute Problem

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

5 Principles of Conversation Design

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Daily Standup Meeting

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Inquiry Workshop

Prompted Conversation · 30 to 60 minutes

Easter True or False Trivia

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Horoscopes and Trait Prompts

General Collaboration Exercise · 15 to 30 minutes

Elevator Pitch

Prompted Conversation · 60+ minutes

Three Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Whose Adjective Is It Anyway?

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Ask Follow-Up Questions and Listen

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Facilitation Market

Relationship Mapping · 30 to 60 minutes

Quaker Conversation

Ideation Warm-Up · 15 to 30 minutes

Turn and Talk

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Hot and Cool Facilitation Styles Discussion

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Entry Ticket

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

SWOT Analysis

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

10 More Simple Questions (UWT Question Set)

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Appreciative Inquiry 4-D Mini-Session

General Collaboration Exercise · 60+ minutes

Stop and Jot

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Picture Cards

Introductions · 5 to 15 minutes

Student Leaders

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

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