A FREE TEAM ICEBREAKER · NO SIGN-UP
The Spare Corner.
Make something small together.
An ordinary object. A slightly unusual idea. Three choices to make with your team.
English · Online or in the same room · No payment, names or email required
YOUR CORNER OF LANTERN LANE
One little space.
What will you put in it?
The bookshop has one empty corner upstairs. Choose an object, invent a new use and leave a small invitation. Everything is imaginary — no props needed.
- One person shares this page and clicks for the group.
- Talk on your usual call or in the same room. Anyone can pass, point or observe.
- Make three choices together. There are no right or wrong answers.
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Your choices stay in this page only. Reloading starts fresh. We do not record your conversation.
How to run this free icebreaker
Allow about five to ten minutes. This is a planning estimate, not a measured average. One person reads the instructions and clicks; everyone can add an idea or pass. Rotate the reader if another person would like a turn. Keep the conversation about the fictional bookshop.
Each round offers three options and a starting example. Talk first, choose an option, then continue when the group is ready. You can revisit a previous round. If no one wants to improvise, use the ready-made version and enjoy seeing the corner take shape.
Prefer to run it from written instructions?
- Choose an object: a wooden arrow, an empty frame or blank tickets. Give it a use other than its usual job. An arrow could point to a tiny detail worth noticing.
- Adapt it for a visitor: someone making a short visit, someone who would rather observe quietly, or two visitors interested in different details. A second person may add one detail. Passing is welcome.
- Leave an invitation: say one sentence that makes the first action clear and welcomes observation. For example: “Turn the arrow towards a detail you like, or simply look.”
Finish with: “Which detail from another suggestion would you keep?” There is nothing to submit or score.
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What comes after the free game?
Common Ground takes this creative format into a complete four-round session for 3–6 people. Prefer a different opener? Our seven icebreaker games include full instructions, and our communication games focus on clear questions and messages.