Make sure that all participants have name tags, placed in a visible position. In case they don't, provide them with a piece of paper tape continue reading the marker in order to write their name on it and then stick it on themselves.
Prepare game basic topics for the participants to cover, e. Name, Department, Country of origin, years in the company, hobbies, etc. You need to divide participants in two, equal, groups.
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They have to create 2 circles, one inside the other. The first group makes a circle that is facing outwards and the second group creates a second circle, around the first group. That way every participant of the second group has someone opposite to them from the first group.
Essentially, speed dating is a series of consecutive 3-minute rounds.
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Note that only one of the two circles will move so, before first round starts, make sure that you have made clear to the participants which circle is supposed to move and also set the direction of game rotation.
That way you will avoid making a mess and losing time. In order to break the ice, tell the participants to cover in every round some basic things e. They need to be the same for dating round in order to make them start sharing.
After they have covered the aforementioned topics, they can talk about anything else they want to. After the 3 minutes of each round have passed, you make a signal so the outer the moves one position to the left, and so on.
By the end of this activity, participants are expected to be aware about the speed of the rest of the group. Speed dating is a formalised matchmaking process of dating system whose purpose is the encourage people to meet a large number of new people. SpeedDating, as a single word, is a registered trademark of Aish HaTorah.
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Create a session in minutes not hours with SessionLab. Try SessionLab for free. To create a sharing platform for participants. Before 1. Make sure you have your watch ready, in order to keep track of time. You'll need a big room with a lot of space to fit all of the participants. During You need to divide participants in two, equal, groups. Expected Outcome By the end of this activity, participants are expected to be aware about the background of the rest of the group.
Speed-dating is widely used from organisations as an icebreaker or as a teambuilding activity.