Because so many icebreakers are often unrelated to session focus or desired outcomes and, therefore, take up valuable / scarce session time, it's easy to not be a big believer in or user of icebreakers. On the other hand, if one can relate some kind of warm up activity to the actual program, it can be a most valuable way to get things rolling...

You'll find the Square Wheels® One Icebreaker is a unique and engaging way to get your group interacting and focused as they discuss the many themes in this cartoon as they relate to, "how things really work in organizations."

The illustration gets people focused on issues and ideas and generates a level of creative and out-of-the-box thinking. You allow individuals to consider their own perspective and give small tabletops the opportunity to generate their own considered alternatives as a synergistic and creative activity. Plus, there's often a generous helping of humorous and off-the-wall ideas that will be shared.

In addition to the regular Icebreaker toolkit, there is also one available using Asian characters, should that match more closely with your audiences.

The Square Wheels® Magic Trick uses a 6-step transformation process to move from the regular Square Wheels One wagon illustration into a creative activity showing a modern wagon with round wheels. The theme of the magic trick is transformation, identifying Square Wheels and implementing Round Ones.

And the design and permissions allow you to demonstrate the trick and then teach it to your participants, generating a truly interactive activity that has the components of rehearsal that embed the concept into long-term memory. It is a great Visual - Auditory - Kinesthetic kind of activity.

Using the Icebreaker or the Magic Trick allows you to fool around with ideas on workplace improvement and The Magic Trick is a fun way to follow up on the icebreaker.

Or, you can use either as a quick, stand-alone activity.

Discussions or programs around change lend themselves, cleverly, to including the Square Wheels® Change Management Magic Trick at the beginning or within presentations about change, either personal or team.

These are simple, easy-to-use and effective ways to generate engagement and involvement.

Available Products - PowerPoint and Paper-Based Presentations

Square Wheels® One Icebreaker

(Asian Version Also Available)

You'll be amazed at the power of a simple illustration as a unique icebreaker that costs only $19.95!

How does it work?

Open your meeting or program by sharing the Square Wheels® One illustration (shown to the right) and asking: "How might this illustration represent how organizations really work?"

Allow at least 5 minutes for participants to interact with each other and then bring the group back together by asking for ideas from various people or within each group.

You can then link to the topics and opportunities that you might want to address, discuss issues of motivation and improvement, or make any number of transitions to your meeting subject.

We've collected well over 300 different responses to the Square Wheels One illustration. This has been remarkable and surprising but reinforces the reality about how much workplace creativity really exists!

People's reaction to the cartoon, along with their active thinking about the image, causes a flow of ideas, creativity and humor. These are very useful in helping to establish great group rapport and engagement. And, once you see how well it works, you may want to try our other more expanded Square Wheels tools and games for involving and inspiring people.

Everything you need to facilitate an engaging, memorable and successful meeting icebreaker is included in this complete kit of the Square Wheels® One Icebreaker (including a 10-page facilitation guide).

What comes with The Icebreaker?

• Square Wheels® Icebreaker Facilitation Guide
• Square Wheels® One illustration in PowerPoint
• Square Wheels®; One illustration in pdf format
• Thoughts on Icebreakers
• Square Wheels Poster Handout