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Common Ground Thumball™ 2140E1CG

The Common Ground Thumball is a fun team-building tool that helps colleagues break the ice and uncover shared interests. By tossing the ball and answering prompts, employees can quickly find mutual experiences and values, building trust and camaraderie. It's one of the best activities for fostering connections at work.

$32.95 USD
$32.95 USD
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⚽ Overview

Building strong workplace relationships and fostering teamwork starts with finding common ground – shared experiences, interests, and perspectives that create a sense of connection. However, initiating these conversations can be challenging, especially in diverse teams or new work environments.

The Common Ground Thumball is your solution to initiating these conversations. This interactive team-building tool is designed to help colleagues break the ice, spark meaningful conversations, and uncover shared interests in a fun and engaging way. By tossing the ball and responding to thought-provoking prompts, employees can quickly discover mutual experiences, values, and perspectives, helping to build trust and camaraderie. It’s one of the best team-bonding activities for fostering connections in any workplace.

Perfect for onboarding new employees, team meetings, leadership development, and workplace icebreakers, the Common Ground Thumball promotes open communication, collaboration, and a positive work culture – one toss at a time!

⚽ How It Works

Kick off your training by emphasizing how stronger interpersonal connections strengthen teams and improve collaboration. Then, introduce the Common Ground Thumball as a powerful tool to help employees discover shared interests, values, and experiences, fostering stronger connections and teamwork. To get started, toss the ball and keep it going from person to person. Whether you’re introducing new hires or strengthening established teams, the Common Ground Thumball is one of the best team-bonding activities to build trust and engagement.

⚽ Learning Outcomes

By playing in teams, participants will learn about each other in these key aspects:

  • Time: Ways to spend free time, weekends, vacations
  • Favorites: Favorite foods, activities, apps, shows, books
  • People: Family and friends who impact your life
  • Growth: Goals, talents, or skills you'd like to develop
  • Moolah: What you'd spend money on
  • You: claims to fame and more

⚽ Uses and Applications

Looking for a fun and effortless way to break the ice and spark meaningful conversations? Thumballs are one of the best collaboration activities for teams. Just toss, catch, and respond to the prompt under your thumb – it's that simple. With engaging and intuitive topics, Thumballs create a relaxed, stress-free environment that energizes any training session, encourages participation, and makes learning more interactive. Get ready to turn every toss into a chance for connection, insight, and fun.

⚽ About Thumballs™

Mary Miller Pembleton, a speech pathologist, created Thumball™ to engage her students with learning challenges by combining speech activities with ball games. After a dream inspired her to market the product, she and her husband Gregg developed and patented Thumball™, which is now used to improve communication and social skills in various settings. Their business, Answers In Motion, also customizes Thumballs for HRDQ and other companies. The product's success has grown with increased publicity and sales, fulfilling their vision of making Thumball™ a household name.

Focus:   

Type:   Game / Ice Breaker

Delivery:   In-Person

LENGTH:   Varies

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Why do Thumballs work?

What began as a conversation starter has grown into a deeply insightful training tool. Discover why they work from Dr. Sue Landy of Trainer's Warehouse.

Enhance Learning and Engagement

Thumballs actively engage participants in the learning process and spark insightful and introspective questions. When participants are engaged in their learning, they are more likely to remember and apply what they learned to their work.

Improve Communication and Collaboration

Thumballs promote active listening and participation in group discussions as participants respond to and build off of what the speaker said. By thoughtfully listening to others and responding to the prompts on the Thumballs, participants develop stronger interpersonal connections, leading to stronger communication and increased collaboration among team members.

Encourage a Positive Work Culture

When using Thumballs thoughtfully, you promote a culture of inclusivity, where employees feel comfortable sharing their thoughts with one another. Thumballs also help foster a sense of community by encouraging employees to learn more about one another in a meaningful way. When employees feel respected, valued, and safe, each employee contributes to creating a positive work environment.

Support Professional Development

Thumballs help develop key professional skills by prompting discussions on topics like leadership, personality style, diversity, teamwork, and more. Each prompt encourages participants to self-reflect on their strengths and weaknesses, and meaningful group conversations spark ideas to grow and improve.

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