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[[Image:Helium_Stick_Success.JPG|thumb|200px|right| Featured Activity: [[Helium Stick| Helium Stick]]]]
Icebreakers (also known as Warm-ups, Energizers, Openers, and even Deinhibitizers) are team building activities that help people feel more comfortable and get to know each other in a process often called "breaking the ice" or "warming up the group." Listed below are activities submitted and improved by users around the world.
Icebreakers are most commonly used early in the group process or at early during first stages of team development (e.g. , at the first class ) or preceding a group process (e.g., at the beginning of a each team meeting). They can also be used with great success whenever the group energy is low and people need re-energizing, or when members join or leave the group.
Icebreakers work best when they are fun and engaging, and they draw out information or qualities of the participants that aren't obvious or on the surface (e.g. hidden talents, attitudes, or previous experiences). Learning more about each other and having fun can help reduce tension and anxiety and help people get a sense of the commonalities between group members.
