50 Digital Team-Building Games

50 Digital Team-Building Games Quick Start ix
 
Preface: How to Use the Games in This Book xix
 
Acknowledgments xxxi
 
Introduction to 50 Digital Team-Building Games 1
 
CHAPTER 1 Icebreakers 7
 
Me in 140 Characters or Less--Twitter Hypernetworking 9
 
Alpha Names--Learn Names While Learning Team Process 13
 
Where in the World Whiteboarding--Draw Who You Are and Where You're From 15
 
Photo Booth--iPad 2 or Photo-Based Networking 16
 
Pinterest--Pin Pictures and Websites for a Common Topic 20
 
CHAPTER 2 Communication/Games for Speakers 23
 
Texting Q&A--Asking Anonymous Questions Via Text 25
 
Raising Hands--Have You Ever . . . ? 27
 
Polling--Team Concensus by Technology 29
 
TwitterStorm--Crowdsourcing Goodness 31
 
Go Ahead, Caller--Improving Teleconference Skills with a Game Show 38
 
Model Citizen--Testing Communication Assumptions by Building a Model They Can't See 41
 
Backchannel--Instant Feedback by Group Text 44
 
Team Pecha Kucha (peh-chak-cha--)Team Presentation with 20 Slides for 20 Seconds Each 47
 
PowerPoint Karaoke--Team Improvisation by Presenting Slide Decks They Haven't Seen 49
 
CHAPTER 3 Trust 51
 
Last Team Texting--Trusting and Sharing Valuable Information 53
 
Trust Grid--Mapping Team Trust 55
 
The Johari Window--Discover Team Blind Spots 57
 
Video Matching and Mirroring--Build Instant Team Rapport 60
 
Skype Interview--Capturing Team Knowledge through Video Interviews 62
 
CHAPTER 4 Improving Performance 65
 
A to Z--The A to Z of Building and Speeding Up Team Process 67
 
Grid Unlock--Collaborative Team Problem Solving with Shared Spreadsheets 68
 
Marshmallow Challenge--Build a Tower, Build a Team 70
 
Customized Jeopardy--Test Teams' Retention of Information 73
 
QR Scavenger Hunt--Scan Your Way to Team Building

John Chen is the CEO of Geoteaming, a technology-oriented team-building company. Previously at Microsoft, he helped ship ten major products over ten years, and facilitated a collaborative multi-team approach to the development of Microsoft Exchange--a transformative product that sold 100 million client licenses and earned two U.S. patents.?At Geoteaming, John has helped over 950 companies and 50,000 participants produce incredible results, from world-class service to exceeding revenue goals. John has presented at many international conferences including MPI (Meeting Professionals International) and ASTD (American Society for Training & Development).?His clients include Booz Allen Hamilton, Microsoft, Adobe, Boeing, Motorola, and REI.