Methods & Tools curated by Hyper Island Menu Welcome to the Hyper Island toolbox A resource kit you can use to apply creative collaboration and unleash potential in your team or organization. move the room with energizers Tools to inject energy into the process, get people moving, and have fun. unlock insight and innovation Tools to unleash creativity, discover valuable insights, and develop new products and services. grow your self-leadership Tools for personal development, reflection, self-awareness and how to integrate learning and grow. build a strong team Tools to build effective teams - foster trust and openness for better collaboration. create an inclusive workplace with deib Tools to help teams start (or continue) important conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace. tools to help you manage your well-being Tools to support us with the things we can positively influence to better manage our well-being. make change through action facilitating action Tools focused on structure, implementation, and supporting change in teams and organizations. OK, got it thanks Browse by Category Energizers(15) Innovation(19) Self-leadership(7) Team(44) DEIB(3) Well-being (4) Facilitating Action(15) All(107) Time frame (minutes) 5-30 30-60 60-120 120-240 Group size 2-10 10-40 40+ Sort by:LatestA-Z Show featured Near and Dear action My Daily P.A.C.T. well-being The Circle of Trust diversity-equity-inclusion-and-belonging Feedback: Start, Stop, Continue self-leadership Team Retrospective team Demands Continuums diversity-equity-inclusion-and-belonging The Sketch Game diversity-equity-inclusion-and-belonging Critical Thinking Mindset self-leadership I Like | I Wish | I Wonder innovation The GROW Coaching Model team Impact/Effort Matrix team Coach Yourself out of a Funk in 3 Steps well-being Gratitude Exercises & Activities well-being 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique well-being Stakeholder Analysis action Roles & Responsibilities team Remote Tools and Platforms: Team Collaboration team Remote Toolbox: Solo + Team Online Collaboration team Kanban Pizza Game team Draw Toast innovation How Might We Questions innovation Mapping Organizational Culture team Habit Reflection: Create a Habit that Sticks self-leadership Who | What | When Matrix team What's in the Bag? energizers Who Are We Now? energizers Campfire team Difficult Participants action Lightning Decision Jam action 1, 2, 4, ALL! innovation Appreciative Inquiry: Root Causes of Success team How-Now-Wow Matrix innovation Hot Air Balloon action Feedback Hats action Feedback: I appreciate... team Feedback Map team Back-turned Feedback team Principles of Effective Feedback team Feedback: Appreciation Mingle team MethodKit for Team Development team Conflict Responses team Myers-Briggs Team Reflection team Circle of Influence team Design Sprint for Any Team team Alignment & Autonomy team Engineering Your Team OS team Team Remote Working Charter team Team Purpose & Culture team Dotmocracy action Team Self-Assessment team 90-Minute Prototypes innovation Rollercoaster Check-In team The 5 Whys innovation History Map team Active Listening self-leadership Diffusion Curve Reflection innovation Hello Kitty energizers Future Trends innovation Personal Presentations team Future Mapping innovation Stinky Fish team Apple-Drawing Ideation innovation Reflection: Team team Mash-Up Innovation innovation Check-In / Check-Out team The Viking energizers Unintended Consequences innovation Exploring Client Centricity innovation Dance, Dance, Dance energizers Count Up team Bang energizers I Love You Honey... energizers Human Machine energizers Go Bananas energizers Love Your Neighbour? energizers Line-Up team The Shouting Game energizers What are you doing? energizers Mazunga! energizers Sync Claps energizers Shake Down energizers 3 Action Steps action Project Point of Departure action Telling Our Stories team 3 Question Mingle team Reflection: Individual self-leadership Idea & Concept Development innovation Crocodile River team Action Plan Workshop: The Arrow action Appreciation Train team Project Mid-way Evaluation action User Day-parting innovation Rapid Research innovation Portrait Gallery team Project Wrap-up action Current Strongest Impression team Parking Lot action World Cafe innovation Personal SWOB Assessment self-leadership Take a Stand innovation IDOARRT Meeting Design action Lego Challenge team Dinner Challenge team Check-In and Check-Out Questions team Marshmallow Challenge team Letter to Myself action Explore your Values self-leadership Staff picks action IDOARRT Meeting Design IDOARRT is a simple tool to support you to lead an effective meeting or group process by setting out a clear purpose, structure, and goals at the very beginning. It aims to enable all participants to understand every aspect of the meeting or process, which helps to create psychological safety in the group. The acronym stands for Intention, Desired Outcome, Agenda, Rules, Roles and Responsibilities, and Time. Read more team Stinky Fish A short activity to run early in a workshop/program focused on sharing any concerns related to the overall theme. The purpose is to create openness and "clear the air" within a group. The stinky fish is a metaphor for "that thing that you carry around but don’t like to talk about - but the longer you hide it, the stinkier it gets." By putting "stinky fish" on the table, participants relate to each other, get more comfortable sharing, and uncover areas for learning and development. This tool can be facilitated both face-to-face and online (templates are provided). Read more team Crocodile River A team-building activity in which a group is challenged to physically support one another in an endeavor to move from one end of a space to another. It requires working together creatively and strategically in order to solve a practical, physical problem. It tends to emphasize group communication, cooperation, leadership and membership, patience and problem-solving. Read more team Remote Toolbox: Solo + Team Online Collaboration When remote work plans are put in place they tend to focus primarily on the technical side of supporting individuals. However, we believe an equally important part of working remotely is redesigning all those in-person interactions for a greater digital experience. Based on our capability of designing many remote experiences and training over 10,000 remote leaders, we have selected some of our top tips and tools, for successful online collaboration and facilitation. We have created the Remote Toolbox: Solo + Team Online Collaboration and we will continue to add tools to this toolbox so please come back and visit regularly. Read more HI Toolbox This is a resource for anyone who wants to do things more creatively and collaboratively in their team or organization. It’s a collection of methods and activities, based on Hyper Island’s methodology, that you can start using today. Read more Hyper Island is a creative business school with consulting services which enables individuals and organisations to see, understand and act upon the opportunities created by digital and technological evolution. Hyper Island supports you to change your tomorrow by sharing competence and creating confidence through collaboration, creativity and innovation. Learn more at hyperisland.com About hyperisland.com Copyright Hyper Island. All methods & tools © their respective owners. Are you an owner to a method/tool, please contact us.