Science supports group games and icebreakers, too

In a recent podcast I spoke about icebreakers. They can be controversial in diverse groups, with many people disliking – or getting all freeze or flight about – the idea of jumping right into personal shares.

We don’t need to intimidate our group settings. Maybe there’s a better way to approach these activities?

Science supports the benefits of these activities for creativity and growth in our acting spaces. They can be especially important if we’re about to do vulnerable scenes with people we don’t know well! So how do we improve icebreaker prompts and games to better support diverse neurotypes?

I look a bit more into what the studies say, and some recommendations from those in the field and share some brief notes this week.

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Until next time,

Jen.