I’ve been tasked with running the ice breaker at my company’s next meeting.
What are some good, original ice breakers?
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I’ve been tasked with running the ice breaker at my company’s next meeting.
What are some good, original ice breakers?
by Anonymous | reply 60 | September 4, 2025 10:06 PM |
There's always the DL social standby: present hole
by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 3, 2025 8:15 PM |
Too many ice breakers are embarrassing. Go with as low key as possible.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 3, 2025 8:40 PM |
Tell us a small fact about yourself that we might not know. It's quick, can be fun and allows people to be as open as they want to be.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 3, 2025 8:47 PM |
The hands-free "Pass The Orange" game always loosens people up!
by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 3, 2025 8:49 PM |
Meet up with someone else at the meeting and do a "getting to know you" where you learn info about the 2nd person that people may not know and then the rest of the group has to guess who it is. Rotate in subsequent meetings.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 3, 2025 8:54 PM |
On my first day at my current job I was asked what my favorite color is when doing a meet and greet with a team. I foolishly said "gray." I preferred what I did with another team I met, where we all have two truths and a lie. Some of the lies were hard to guess which made it fun.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 3, 2025 9:36 PM |
I take it talking dick size ain’t appropriate?
by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 3, 2025 9:38 PM |
“I have HIV.”
by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 3, 2025 9:39 PM |
What's your sign?
by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 3, 2025 9:41 PM |
R8 “How did you get it?”
by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 3, 2025 9:46 PM |
Bring in a big cucumber and a Sharpie and see how is the best deep throater.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 3, 2025 9:48 PM |
Christ, OP -- don't they pay you to figure these things out for yourself?
Damned if I'll do your job for you for nothing.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 3, 2025 9:52 PM |
You should just do a Rainbow Party! The kids love them!
by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 3, 2025 9:54 PM |
A very effective pair-share activity is “Who has the biggest penis?” The ice will break in no time.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 3, 2025 9:56 PM |
I can tell already that I hate you all with the heat of 1,000 suns but I am committed to at least attempting to stomach you during business hours.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | September 3, 2025 9:56 PM |
What was that thing where you dumped ice water over someone's head?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | September 3, 2025 9:56 PM |
“So when’s the last time you smoked pot?”
by Anonymous | reply 17 | September 3, 2025 9:59 PM |
I hate ice breakers. Who says you have to have one? Just get into it and and skip the nonsense.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | September 3, 2025 10:03 PM |
Don't be an ice breaker. Be a heartbreaker. Dream maker. Love maker.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | September 3, 2025 10:07 PM |
Which Golden Girl Are You?
Who’s Your Favorite Charlie’s Angel?
Linda Lavin or Bonnie Franklin?
by Anonymous | reply 20 | September 3, 2025 10:10 PM |
Everyone tells if they were first molested by a family member, a church official, or a babysitter.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 3, 2025 10:16 PM |
Tell me about your last trip to Aspen.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | September 3, 2025 10:30 PM |
I had a boss who started meetings by insisting on a two-joke minimum.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | September 3, 2025 10:37 PM |
Duke's or Hellmann's mayonnaise?
by Anonymous | reply 24 | September 3, 2025 11:10 PM |
Boxers or briefs? Rosebud or coin slot?
by Anonymous | reply 25 | September 3, 2025 11:12 PM |
While this one isn’t really suited for a business setting, the best I’ve ever experienced was at a party where most people knew the host but not each other.
A few days before, the host asked everyone to send in two crazy (but true) facts about themselves. At the party, we were given a list of wild titles or accomplishments, and the goal during the mix-and-mingle was to figure out who matched which fact. Direct questions weren’t allowed—only clever, roundabout ones.
It was incredible. We had guests who were fighter pilots, Emmy winners, acrobats, and mountain climbers. Others who’d had the same recurring dream every week for 25+ years, and one guy who ate sunflower seeds whole until he was 18 (no one ever told him otherwise!).
Within 30 minutes, the entire group had bonded.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | September 3, 2025 11:39 PM |
take some ice, take a hammer, break the ice with a hammer
by Anonymous | reply 27 | September 3, 2025 11:40 PM |
R26, that sounds like an introvert’s nightmare. I probably would have slipped out the back door.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | September 3, 2025 11:44 PM |
[quote]I hate ice breakers. Who says you have to have one? Just get into it and and skip the nonsense.
Right there with you, r18. I loathe them.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | September 3, 2025 11:53 PM |
My favorite ice breaker is tocask what's the best thing that President Trump has done for America? You only get to name one thing, otherwise we run out of time!
by Anonymous | reply 30 | September 3, 2025 11:54 PM |
R28 it was actually a lot of fun. The clues ranged from quirky and off the wall to almost unbelievable (but verifiably true) 😀
by Anonymous | reply 31 | September 3, 2025 11:55 PM |
Have everyone gather in a circle and then one by one, they have to say how much they earn at the company per year. It's always a fun icebreaker - see how many workers jump on their phones searching for a new job.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | September 4, 2025 12:07 AM |
Rather than be an icebreaker, be a mindsticker.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | September 4, 2025 12:15 AM |
Everyone show their dicks!
by Anonymous | reply 34 | September 4, 2025 12:45 AM |
Everyone break the ice with their dick!
by Anonymous | reply 35 | September 4, 2025 1:35 AM |
Can't you get ChatGPT to figure it out for you like a normal person?
by Anonymous | reply 36 | September 4, 2025 1:38 AM |
The human centipede
by Anonymous | reply 37 | September 4, 2025 1:39 AM |
To break ice with new man I advise the game of spin the bottle. Some time I do ping pong trick I got teached in architect school.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | September 4, 2025 1:41 AM |
“Tell me why in the world that each of you has on whom you’re wearing today!?? Let’s go alphabetically by first names by tables…”
by Anonymous | reply 39 | September 4, 2025 2:08 AM |
I was molested.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | September 4, 2025 2:10 AM |
Tell the tale of the first time you gave up the ass
by Anonymous | reply 41 | September 4, 2025 2:24 AM |
Cigarette anyone? 🚬
by Anonymous | reply 42 | September 4, 2025 2:26 AM |
When was the last time your farted?
by Anonymous | reply 43 | September 4, 2025 3:44 AM |
Truth or Dare and vodka shots.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | September 4, 2025 3:46 AM |
Start with prayer.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | September 4, 2025 3:48 AM |
*chants in tongues*
by Anonymous | reply 46 | September 4, 2025 3:51 AM |
Play Big Booty.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | September 4, 2025 5:45 AM |
If you're looking for a serious answer, try "the 4 C's". Have everyone tell the group about their favourite:
Cuisine Cartoon Cooking Country
Works well to warm up the room every time. You can even highlight the similarities between individuals or individuals can highlight their own similarities to others.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | September 4, 2025 12:41 PM |
Meant to format it this way:
- Cuisine
- Cartoon
- Cooking (Ex. Thai food)
- Country
by Anonymous | reply 49 | September 4, 2025 12:42 PM |
Sorry, I fucjed up again.
The 4 Cs are:
- Cuisine
- Cartoon
- Country
- [Bold]COLOR[/Bold]
by Anonymous | reply 50 | September 4, 2025 12:44 PM |
Have everyone confess the most scandalous thing that happened in their family.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | September 4, 2025 1:37 PM |
Will the meeting room have a glass table?
by Anonymous | reply 52 | September 4, 2025 5:35 PM |
What is ice?
by Anonymous | reply 53 | September 4, 2025 5:47 PM |
Pass the IUD with no hands.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | September 4, 2025 5:52 PM |
I used to do this one a lot.
Write down (or put it on a PowerPoint slide) the following letters: S W D O T R O W
Then put the participants in small groups of 2 or 3, depending on how many people you have, and give them these exact instructions: "Using each letter you see here one time only, write down two words."
People will be confused and frustrated and will ask questions, but just keep repeating those exact instructions. Give them no more than 3 minutes to complete the exercise. Most people won't be able to complete it.
The solution is as follows: TWO WORDS
If people listen to your instructions and follow them exactly, they'll complete the exercise successfully. The takeaway from the exercise is that we tend to complicate things in our lives, read more into things than we need to, and make tasks more difficult than they need to be. If we take a moment to listen clearly, things become easier.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | September 4, 2025 8:28 PM |
^^The takeaway is: obey orders exactly and without question at all costs!
by Anonymous | reply 56 | September 4, 2025 8:33 PM |
Spit or swallow? - -and please be prepared to demonstrate your answer.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | September 4, 2025 9:13 PM |
I thought the four "C"s were:
Chemistry
Caligraphy
Corn
Combustables
by Anonymous | reply 58 | September 4, 2025 9:19 PM |
I prefer the four "B"s:
Beauty!
Brains!
Breeding!
BOUNTY!
by Anonymous | reply 59 | September 4, 2025 9:58 PM |
For starters, OP, you could try talking about something else that you tell your right hand.
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