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Hilarious Group Energiser with Tape Competition - Sticky Beak

Hilarious Group Energiser with Tape Competition - Sticky Beak is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

Under 5 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. In advance, prepare pre-cut 10cm (4”) strips of masking-tape, one for each person in your group.
  2. Invite each person to grab a strip and roll it into a circle, end-to-end, with the sticky side facing out.
  3. Each person places this masking-tape circle onto the end of their nose.
  4. When ready, each person attempts to ‘steal’ the masking-tape from another person by gently touching it with their own strip of masking-tape.
  5. Game continues until one person remains with the accumulated strips of masking-tape (belonging to everyone else) on the end of their nose.
  6. Sticky Beak Hilarious group energiser with playful elimination contest.
  7. Sticky Beak works is a hilarious group energiser that transforms any group into a laughing, energised team.
  8. Groups build energy through playful visuals and friendly competition that brings out everyone’s fun side.
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Prompts to use +

In advance, prepare pre-cut 10cm (4”) strips of masking-tape, one for each person in your group.

Invite each person to grab a strip and roll it into a circle, end-to-end, with the sticky side facing out.

Groups build energy through playful visuals and friendly competition that brings out everyone’s fun side.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Hilarious Group Energiser with Tape Competition - Sticky Beak. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In advance, prepare pre-cut 10cm (4”) strips of masking-tape, one for each person in your group.; Invite each person to grab a strip and roll it into a circle, end-to-end, with the sticky side facing out.; ; Groups build energy through playful visuals and friendly competition that brings out everyone’s fun side.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Playmeo; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Playmeo.)
  • What that means: we track where an exercise has been observed in public sources. We do not claim to know who created it, or how popular it is.
  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
  • Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.

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