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<p class="font_8">Engineer the best paper airplane and show off your skills by throwing it further than anyone else ...</p>

Paper Plane Competition

Engineer the best paper airplane and show off your skills by throwing it further than anyone else ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

3 hours

100

<p class="font_8">Very short recurrent activity to track our progress in a project through time in a visual way ...</p>

Progress Mapping

Very short recurrent activity to track our progress in a project through time in a visual way ...

Activity type

Project-based

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

5

<p class="font_8">Assign students specific seats for the first few lectures/first day of a workshop to eliminate anxiety ...</p>

Seat assignments

Assign students specific seats for the first few lectures/first day of a workshop to eliminate anxiety ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

200

<p class="font_8">Share your favourite foods by sending a snack to your teammates across the world ...</p>

Send a Snack

Share your favourite foods by sending a snack to your teammates across the world ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

200

<p class="font_8">Teamwork activity to build a bridge with skewers between two tables. Apart from embracing collaboration ...</p>

Skewer Bridges

Teamwork activity to build a bridge with skewers between two tables. Apart from embracing collaboration ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

15 minutes

50

<p class="font_8">Shared calendar (Google or Outlook) for special occasions ...</p>
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Cohort Calendar

Shared calendar (Google or Outlook) for special occasions ...


Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

N/a

300

<p class="font_8">Create a handbook to surviving university, and pass it down to younger students from your course, who can ...</p>

Imperial Survival Guide

Create a handbook to surviving university, and pass it down to younger students from your course, who can ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

200

<p class="font_8">Define guidelines and behaviour expected of each other. Team members reflect on their past team working ...</p>

Teamwork Charter

Define guidelines and behaviour expected of each other. Team members reflect on their past team working ...

Activity type

Workshop

Min. duration

Max. participants

45 minutes

40

<p class="font_8">From the Royal Albert Hall next to Imperial to the rest of the city, London offers plenty of musicals ...</p>

Theatre

From the Royal Albert Hall next to Imperial to the rest of the city, London offers plenty of musicals ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1.5 hours

15

<p class="font_8">Punish bad behaviour by paying a fine into a virtual swear jar, that can later be spent on a treat or celebration ...</p>

Virtual Swear Jar

Punish bad behaviour by paying a fine into a virtual swear jar, that can later be spent on a treat or celebration ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

10

<p class="font_8">This icebreaker consists of making attendees choose between two options to embrace discussion and ...</p>

Would You Rather?

This icebreaker consists of making attendees choose between two options to embrace discussion and ...

Activity type

Mini Game/Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

30

<p class="font_8">Get to know your teammates and find out surprising things you have in common ...</p>
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10 Things in Common

Get to know your teammates and find out surprising things you have in common ...


Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

100

<p class="font_8">A slack channel where older students meet with current students and staff to embrace the &nbsp;...</p>

Alumni Slack Workspace

A slack channel where older students meet with current students and staff to embrace the  ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

N/a

10000

<p class="font_8">Relieve stress and compete for axe-flinging glory as you smash targets with axes for points ...</p>

Axe Room

Relieve stress and compete for axe-flinging glory as you smash targets with axes for points ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

50

<p class="font_8">Participants will write an initial prompt for the person next to them to draw. These prompts will then be ...</p>

Broken Picturephone

Participants will write an initial prompt for the person next to them to draw. These prompts will then be ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

8

<p class="font_8">Celebrate the end of an academic year / term in style ...</p>
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Celebration Party / Gala

Celebrate the end of an academic year / term in style ...


Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

3 hours

300

<p class="font_8">Morning coffee and biscuits in a common area regularly to kick-off the day with good vibes ...</p>

Coffee Mornings

Morning coffee and biscuits in a common area regularly to kick-off the day with good vibes ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

100

<p class="font_8">Shared Google Drive for information on all students, including birthdays, hobbies, timezones, useful resources, etc.) ...</p>

Cohort Hub in Drive

Shared Google Drive for information on all students, including birthdays, hobbies, timezones, useful resources, etc.) ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

N/a

200

<p class="font_8">Quiz night with the members of the cohort. The goal is to have an informal funny session ...</p>

Cohort Quiz Night

Quiz night with the members of the cohort. The goal is to have an informal funny session ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

50

<p class="font_8">Creative ideation/brainstorming session ideal for design and innovation students ...</p>
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DLX Creative Ideation

Creative ideation/brainstorming session ideal for design and innovation students ...


Activity type

Project-based

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">Learn about your classmate's travels and home countries by answering the question prompts with emojis ...</p>

Emoji Maps Icebreaker

Learn about your classmate's travels and home countries by answering the question prompts with emojis ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">Recognition and praise are important for team morale, and one way to bring this to life is via Team Awards ...</p>

Team Awards

Recognition and praise are important for team morale, and one way to bring this to life is via Team Awards ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

30

<p class="font_8">Get to know members of your team with an online version of the classic party game musical chairs ...</p>

Gather Musical Chairs

Get to know members of your team with an online version of the classic party game musical chairs ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

25

<p class="font_8">Test your general knowledge and ignite some friendly competition with a quiz night ...</p>

Pub Quiz

Test your general knowledge and ignite some friendly competition with a quiz night ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

100

<p class="font_8">A once a term event where students and companies meet. There is a first match between job offers &nbsp;...</p>

Jobhunt Speed-dating

A once a term event where students and companies meet. There is a first match between job offers  ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

2 hours

100

<p class="font_8">Watch a movie together with your cohort. Vote to decide on a theme as well as the movie itself ...</p>

Themed Movie Nights

Watch a movie together with your cohort. Vote to decide on a theme as well as the movie itself ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

3 hours

30

<p class="font_8">Prepare a regular newsletter to keep your cohort informed about events, achievements and opportunities ...</p>

Newsletters

Prepare a regular newsletter to keep your cohort informed about events, achievements and opportunities ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

500

<p class="font_8">Taking personality tests is a great way of knowing everybody's strengths and using them to work more effectively ...</p>

Personality tests

Taking personality tests is a great way of knowing everybody's strengths and using them to work more effectively ...

Activity type

Project-based

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">There are plenty of restaurants and markets which offer all kinds of food in London ...</p>

Restaurant tripping

There are plenty of restaurants and markets which offer all kinds of food in London ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1.5 hours

10

<p class="font_8">Papers with everybody's names are folded and each person grabs one and has to give a present ...</p>

Secret Santa

Papers with everybody's names are folded and each person grabs one and has to give a present ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

50

<p class="font_8">Get to know your teammates by sharing things about yourself ...</p>
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Team Share

Get to know your teammates by sharing things about yourself ...


Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

15

<p class="font_8">Bi-weekly or monthly night events where one person introduces a topic to the cohort. Topic can vary ...</p>

Skillshare Nights

Bi-weekly or monthly night events where one person introduces a topic to the cohort. Topic can vary ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

100

<p class="font_8">Meet new people, either virtually or in real life with this speed-dating activity ...</p>
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Speed Dating

Meet new people, either virtually or in real life with this speed-dating activity ...


Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

30

<p class="font_8">Teammates give each other anonymous constructive feedback on what they don't like, what they liked ...</p>

Team Feedback Session

Teammates give each other anonymous constructive feedback on what they don't like, what they liked ...

Activity type

Project-based

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">Test your hearing and listening skills with a quick game of Telephone ..</p>
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Telephone Game

Test your hearing and listening skills with a quick game of Telephone ..


Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

20

<p class="font_8">Pass on a toilet paper roll&nbsp;and tell fun facts about yourself ...</p>
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Toilet Roll Icebreaker

Pass on a toilet paper roll and tell fun facts about yourself ...


Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

20

<p class="font_8">Weekly peer reviews during modules aimed at providing feedback, helping each other, and ...</p>

Weekly Peer Reviews

Weekly peer reviews during modules aimed at providing feedback, helping each other, and ...

Activity type

Project-based

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

200

<p class="font_8">Prepare 3 statements about yourself, 2 are truths and 1 is a lie ...</p>
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2 Truths, 1 Lie

Prepare 3 statements about yourself, 2 are truths and 1 is a lie ...


Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">Question-based game where one or two participants (knowers) thinks of a famous character/person ...</p>

21 Questions

Question-based game where one or two participants (knowers) thinks of a famous character/person ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

8

<p class="font_8">Join your crew mates in a multiplayer game of teamwork and betrayal! Guess who the imposter is before ...</p>

Among Us

Join your crew mates in a multiplayer game of teamwork and betrayal! Guess who the imposter is before ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

15 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">A range of fun multiplayer card/board games to play in small groups ...</p>
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Board Games List

A range of fun multiplayer card/board games to play in small groups ...


Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

5

<p class="font_8">Buddy programmes pairing students within and across cohorts for mutual support ...</p>

Buddy Program

Buddy programmes pairing students within and across cohorts for mutual support ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

N/a

200

<p class="font_8">A cheese and wine tasting session to celebrate an occasion ...</p>
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Cheese & Wine Night

A cheese and wine tasting session to celebrate an occasion ...


Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1.5 hours

50

<p class="font_8">A board of collective aspirations and goals for coming term/year. Students tick off bucket list items ...</p>

Cohort Bucket List

A board of collective aspirations and goals for coming term/year. Students tick off bucket list items ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

Na

200

<p class="font_8">Each week, one member of the team is responsible for the cohort Instagram account, and shares ...</p>

Cohort Instagram

Each week, one member of the team is responsible for the cohort Instagram account, and shares ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

N/a

100

<p class="font_8">Collect and create a collection of photos, names and memories to remember your cohort ...</p>

Cohort Yearbook

Collect and create a collection of photos, names and memories to remember your cohort ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

N/a

200

<p class="font_8">Play Don't Starve Together with teammates in your cohort, where you have to try to survive and ...</p>

Don't Starve Together

Play Don't Starve Together with teammates in your cohort, where you have to try to survive and ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

12

<p class="font_8">Discover clues, solve puzzles and accomplish tasks as a team in order to escape before time runs out ...</p>

Escape room

Discover clues, solve puzzles and accomplish tasks as a team in order to escape before time runs out ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

15

<p class="font_8">Hold a remote event via Gather with your very own avatar and virtual meeting spaces ...</p>

Gather Events

Hold a remote event via Gather with your very own avatar and virtual meeting spaces ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

25

<p class="font_8">Compile a book of recipes that are meaningful to your cohort (e.g. favourite foods, ethnic foods) and learn &nbsp;...</p>

Global Cookbook

Compile a book of recipes that are meaningful to your cohort (e.g. favourite foods, ethnic foods) and learn  ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

100

<p class="font_8">Show an image that describes yourself and explains why to the rest of the group ...</p>

Picture Me

Show an image that describes yourself and explains why to the rest of the group ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">Use your power of deduction, and knowledge of your teammates to guess the word taped to &nbsp;...</p>

Like or Loathe cards

Use your power of deduction, and knowledge of your teammates to guess the word taped to  ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

50

<p class="font_8">Get to know your teammates better by asking questions about who is most likely to fit a category ...</p>

Most Likely To...

Get to know your teammates better by asking questions about who is most likely to fit a category ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">A chaotic cooking game where players need to work together to serve as many dishes as they can before the timer ...</p>

Overcooked

A chaotic cooking game where players need to work together to serve as many dishes as they can before the timer ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

4

<p class="font_8">There are many parks around the city where you can have a picnic and enjoy the weather ...</p>

Picnic

There are many parks around the city where you can have a picnic and enjoy the weather ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

50

<p class="font_8">A conversation starter for any occasion ...</p>
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Rose, Bud, Thorn

A conversation starter for any occasion ...



Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

10

<p class="font_8">Connect to your teammates across the world by sending a postcard about yourself ...</p>

Send a Postcard

Connect to your teammates across the world by sending a postcard about yourself ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

15 minutes

200

<p class="font_8">Take in the sights and sounds of London as a cohort ...</p>
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Sightseeing

Take in the sights and sounds of London as a cohort ...


Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

2 hours

10

<p class="font_8">The classic Pictionary style game ...</p>
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Draw-a-Word Games

The classic Pictionary style game ...



Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

8

<p class="font_8">A short activity to run early in a project focused on sharing any concerns and anxieties to create openness ...</p>

Stinky Fish

A short activity to run early in a project focused on sharing any concerns and anxieties to create openness ...

Activity type

Workshop

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

5

<p class="font_8">Have a Mood Map in a common area to share your collective feelings about a particular project ...</p>

Team Mood Map

Have a Mood Map in a common area to share your collective feelings about a particular project ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

50

<p class="font_8">Draw a hat on a whiteboard (e.g. Miro) and set it as the background on MS Teams, Zoom, etc ...</p>

The Funny Hats

Draw a hat on a whiteboard (e.g. Miro) and set it as the background on MS Teams, Zoom, etc ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

50

<p class="font_8">Virtual studio for cohorts with remote students for activities, such as virtual study groups ...</p>

Virtual Studio

Virtual studio for cohorts with remote students for activities, such as virtual study groups ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

200

<p class="font_8">A fun icebreaker to play! One person says a random word and the rest of the group take turns to come ...</p>

Word Association

A fun icebreaker to play! One person says a random word and the rest of the group take turns to come ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

2 minutes

10

<p class="font_8">Let your teammates get to know you by sharing your 5 most common emojis ...</p>
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5 most common emojis

Let your teammates get to know you by sharing your 5 most common emojis ...


Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

10 minutes

20

<p class="font_8">This is a teamwork game where, for a series of rounds, each team needs to organise in order ...</p>

All hands on deck

This is a teamwork game where, for a series of rounds, each team needs to organise in order ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

50

<p class="font_8">Create a spreadsheet for your team to indicate your available work time and free time in your own timezone ...</p>

Time Zone Spreadsheet

Create a spreadsheet for your team to indicate your available work time and free time in your own timezone ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

200

<p class="font_8">Pick a book to read as a group and organise a discussion session each month ...</p>

Book Club

Pick a book to read as a group and organise a discussion session each month ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

10

<p class="font_8">Icebreaker to empower discussions around a topic. The group is divided into tables where they have a prompt or ...</p>

Candy Bar Tables

Icebreaker to empower discussions around a topic. The group is divided into tables where they have a prompt or ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

15 minutes

50

<p class="font_8">Two teams compete by each having a "spymaster". The spymaster gives one-word clues that can &nbsp;...</p>

Codenames

Two teams compete by each having a "spymaster". The spymaster gives one-word clues that can  ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

8

<p class="font_8">A formal initial cohort photograph and a celebratory end-of-year photograph ...</p>
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Cohort group photo

A formal initial cohort photograph and a celebratory end-of-year photograph ...


Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

200

<p class="font_8">Design and make your own personalised hoodies with and for your cohort ...</p>
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Cohort Hoodies

Design and make your own personalised hoodies with and for your cohort ...


Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

50

<p class="font_8">Share food from home and impress your mates with your cooking skills. Turn it into a friendly competition ...</p>

Cooking Competition

Share food from home and impress your mates with your cooking skills. Turn it into a friendly competition ...

Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

5 hours

50

<p class="font_8">In teams of 3-5, ideate worst start-up ideas and pitch them to a panel of more senior students, tutors and/or lecturers ...</p>

Reverse Dragon's Den

In teams of 3-5, ideate worst start-up ideas and pitch them to a panel of more senior students, tutors and/or lecturers ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

3 hours

40

<p class="font_8">Let the hall residents have a say on the events they would like to have ...</p>
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Event Planning Surveys

Let the hall residents have a say on the events they would like to have ...


Activity type

Workshop

Min. duration

Max. participants

5 minutes

600

<p class="font_8">Host a gathering on Gatheround, a playful, functional platform to build teams and create connections ...</p>

Gatheround Meetings

Host a gathering on Gatheround, a playful, functional platform to build teams and create connections ...

Activity type

Mini Game/ Icebreaker

Min. duration

Max. participants

20 minutes

40

<p class="font_8">Take your team on an adrenaline-filled outdoor tree-top adventure to Go Ape ...</p>
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Go Ape Adventure

Take your team on an adrenaline-filled outdoor tree-top adventure to Go Ape ...


Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

3 hours

20

<p class="font_8">Create a space for your cohort to study together remotely ...</p>
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Study Cam

Create a space for your cohort to study together remotely ...


Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

1000

<p class="font_8">Start the day off with an open mind and positive vibes, either remotely or in-person ...</p>

Meditation

Start the day off with an open mind and positive vibes, either remotely or in-person ...

Activity type

Workshop

Min. duration

Max. participants

30 minutes

20

<p class="font_8">Group visits to museums and galleries in London ...</p>
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Museum & Gallery Visits

Group visits to museums and galleries in London ...


Activity type

Event

Min. duration

Max. participants

1 hour

20

<p class="font_8">A forum with restricted access (only cohort members) where members can express concerns, anxieties, and ask &nbsp;...</p>

Padlet Forum

A forum with restricted access (only cohort members) where members can express concerns, anxieties, and ask  ...

Activity type

Long-term/ Passive

Min. duration

Max. participants

5 minutes

200

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