Properties bingo is a very good method to break the initial ice in a workshop in groups that are strangers to each other, but also in groups that already know each other.
Preceding a workshop, the method helps to bring out not known “secrets” and “peculiarities” of the participants and thereby strengthen the appreciation of all group members among themselves. For this purpose, the technique is a wonderful method to learn new things, to reveal potentials and also to see old familiar colleagues in a completely new light.
The familiar and successful cooperation in online teams with existing and new employees demands not only professional exchange but also new ways and means of getting to know colleagues personally in work groups. But existing teams also come together online in a new constellation and environment. Again, it helps to break the ice for, say, a successful online online workshop.
The properties bingo is an entertaining and very suitable method to get to know still unknown but also already known team members and to break the initial ice in groups and to get to know each other in a playful way for the first time or to get to know each other anew. Thus, at the beginning of online or face-to-face workshops, as a break-up of long sessions (especially in the digital context), the method is a key to strengthen mutual appreciation of all group members among themselves, and in a playful way, to bring out not known “secrets” and “peculiarities” of the participants. In an online context, the method provides the opportunity to learn about unknown colleagues and personal characteristics, to reveal potential as well as to see old familiar colleagues in a completely new light.
