The Iceberg

This icebreaker helps your group get to know each other better by letting people share secrets.  Its neat and gets people up and moving as well

Equipment you will need

  • Flip chart paper
  • Coloured markers or crayons
  • Sticky notes

Instructions

  • Tell participants that we've probably all heard that most of an iceberg is hidden under the water.
  • Ask each person to draw an iceberg with a line through it horizontally, so that part of the iceberg is above water, and most of it is below the surface.
  • Ask each person to write, below the water line, two or three qualities, abilities or
    interests about themselves that people are not likely to know.
  • For example, someone who loves to bake might draw a cake. Someone who has a
    great singing voice could draw a few musical notes. Someone who is great at building things might draw a hammer and nails. They should not put their names on their pages.
  • When they have finished, ask them to stick their pages to the wall. Everyone walks around, and tries to identify who created each iceberg. They write the name of the person they think it is, on a sticky note, and attach it to the iceberg.

Debrief

  • Go around the room and ask each person if they were correctly identified. Ask all the
    participants what new and interesting information they learned about each other.
  • You could link this one to the skill of feedback and maybe Johari's Window i.e. the blind spot.