Hilarious, Unique Icebreaker Activity With A Twist - Bum Steer
Hilarious, Unique Icebreaker Activity With A Twist - Bum Steer is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Pass a roll of toilet paper to each person in your group, asking them to tear off as much as they think they will need to use during your session/program.
- Once everyone has collected their share of the roll, announce that this task was, in fact, a sneaky way of inviting people to share more about themselves.
- Instruct each person to share one piece of information about themselves for every single sheet (square) of toilet paper they are holding.
- Invite people to take turns around the circle, or randomly when ready to share.
- Bum Steer Unique icebreaker activity creates instant connection.
- Bum Steer transforms an ordinary roll of toilet paper into an entertaining and unusual icebreaker game that naturally encourages sharing.
- It cleverly tricks participants into determining how much they’ll share about themselves.
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Prompts to use +
Pass a roll of toilet paper to each person in your group, asking them to tear off as much as they think they will need to use during your session/program.
Once everyone has collected their share of the roll, announce that this task was, in fact, a sneaky way of inviting people to share more about themselves.
Instruct each person to share one piece of information about themselves for every single sheet (square) of toilet paper they are holding.
Invite people to take turns around the circle, or randomly when ready to share.
Bum Steer transforms an ordinary roll of toilet paper into an entertaining and unusual icebreaker game that naturally encourages sharing.
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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Hilarious, Unique Icebreaker Activity With A Twist - Bum Steer. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Pass a roll of toilet paper to each person in your group, asking them to tear off as much as they think they will need to use during your session/program.; Once everyone has collected their share of the roll, announce that this task was, in fact, a sneaky way of inviting people to share more about themselves.; Instruct each person to share one piece of information about themselves for every single sheet (square) of toilet paper they are holding.; Invite people to take turns around the circle, or randomly when ready to share.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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