THE IDEA:
When you were a kid, did you ever dream about being a detective? Well, now you can live out the dream, at work!
Members of your team will secretly be assigned to a fellow teammate. The goal is to to learn a variety of fun facts about them without them figuring out what you're doing. If someone is called out as being a "spy", they are eliminated from the game. Whoever compiles the most facts before getting caught wins!
HOW-TO:
- Pair up each of your teammates with someone they will "spy" on. You can be tactical about who you choose, or just do it by random.
- Explain the rules of the game to your team. Emphasize that this game is meant to be completely friendly, but a little competitive (especially if your team tends to be competitive).
- Send your team resources for asking good icebreaker questions. I know of a good list here.
- Have everyone record what they learn about someone on their own (honor system here).
- Figure out something cool to reward the winner with!