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Browse the library, click any activity, and you'll get a QR code and short URL in seconds. Share it with your group — they open it on their phones, no app or account needed. You run the activity from your screen. Done. Perfect for drop-in warm-ups, last-minute icebreakers, or when you just need something that works right now.

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Queue activities in sequence. One QR for the whole arc.

Use the Session Builder to queue up multiple activities in the order you want them. You get a single QR code that covers your entire session flow. Participants stay on the same link throughout — you just advance to the next activity when you're ready. Great for workshops, training sessions, or any facilitated arc with a beginning, middle, and end.

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Day in the LifeSpin the wheel — land on an unusual job. Improvise a 60-second monologue as that person going through their day.Source: Improv tradition — character monologue
WHEEL

Day in the Life

Spin. Become. Survive.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: Improv tradition — character monologue ↗
Story DiceRoll illustrated dice and weave all the images into a story on the spot.Source: Rory's Story Cubes (Rory O'Connor, 2004)
DICE

Story Dice

Roll. Connect. Narrate.

StorytellingCreative
Source: Rory's Story Cubes (Rory O'Connor, 2004) ↗
Pecha Kucha RouletteRandom images auto-advance every 20 seconds. Talk about whatever appears.Source: PechaKucha (Astrid Klein & Mark Dytham, Tokyo 2003)
PECHA

Pecha Kucha Roulette

20 slides. 20 seconds. No prep.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: PechaKucha (Astrid Klein & Mark Dytham, Tokyo 2003) ↗
Sticky WallParticipants post sticky notes from their phones. They appear live on the facilitator's canvas.Source: Technology of Participation (ToP) / ICA Associates
LIVE

Sticky Wall

Everyone speaks. At once.

Facilitation ToolsGroup-based
Source: Technology of Participation (ToP) / ICA Associates ↗
Expert PanelYou're randomly assigned as the world's leading expert on something absurd. Answer questions.Source: 'Two-Headed Expert' improv game
EXPERT

Expert Panel

You're the expert. Apparently.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: 'Two-Headed Expert' improv game ↗
Brainstorm BoardParticipants submit ideas anonymously. AI groups them into themes. Facilitator reveals the clusters.Source: Brainstorming (Alex Osborn, 1953)
BRAIN

Brainstorm Board

Ideas in. Themes out.

Decision-makingGroup-based
Source: Brainstorming (Alex Osborn, 1953)
Motivational SpeechGenerate an AI motivational speech on any theme. Deliver it live. Choose your tone: inspirational, absurd, corporate, or poetic.Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
AI

Motivational Speech

AI-written. Human-delivered.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
Block BuilderA virtual block canvas for free-association building. Drag, stack, and arrange shapes to represent ideas, systems, or feelings.
BUILD

Block Builder

Build it. Show it. Explain it.

Team DynamicsGroup-based
Scene BuilderDixit-style image cards for scene building and mood boarding. Toggle between Scene Builder (narrative) and Mood Board (aesthetic) modes.Source: Inspired by Dixit (Jean-Louis Roubira, 2008)
BUILD

Scene Builder

Pick cards. Build a world.

StorytellingCreative
Source: Inspired by Dixit (Jean-Louis Roubira, 2008) ↗
Ridiculous CommercialThe AI generates a ridiculous product brief, a jingle, and an ad image. Your group has 60 seconds to perform the commercial — live, unscripted, and completely unhinged. Works in plenary, breakout groups, or virtual.Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
IMPROV

Ridiculous Commercial

Lights. Camera. Chaos.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
Associative Thinking TestA 6×8 grid of icons appears on every participant's screen. Each person picks three icons, then has 90 seconds to pitch a product or service that combines all three. Partners give feedback, ask questions, and rank the pitch.Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
PITCH

Associative Thinking Test

Pick three. Build one. Pitch it.

CreativeSpeak on the Spot
Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
Topic RouletteA spinning wheel of topics. Whoever it lands on has to speak — right now.Source: Improv tradition — spinner mechanic
WHEEL

Topic Roulette

Spin. Speak. Survive.

Speak on the SpotWarm-up
Source: Improv tradition — spinner mechanic ↗
Hot SeatSpin the wheel of names. The person it lands on is in the hot seat.Source: Improv tradition — spinner mechanic
WHEEL

Hot Seat

Nobody is safe.

Warm-upIcebreaker
Source: Improv tradition — spinner mechanic ↗
Emotion RouletteSpin for a random emotion. Deliver your speech in that register.Source: Improv tradition — spinner mechanic
WHEEL

Emotion Roulette

Feel it. Say it. Own it.

Speak on the SpotWarm-up
Source: Improv tradition — spinner mechanic ↗
Impromptu MachineA random topic, a time limit, and zero preparation. The classic speaking challenge.Source: Toastmasters Table Topics (1924)
SPEECH

Impromptu Machine

Topic. Timer. Go.

Speak on the SpotWarm-up
Source: Toastmasters Table Topics (1924) ↗
Countdown StageA big, beautiful countdown timer for any timed activity.
TIMER

Countdown Stage

Time is the constraint.

Facilitation Tools
Terrible PresentsPitch a genuinely horrible product with total conviction. The worse, the better.Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
PITCH

Terrible Presents

Sell the unsellable.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
Suggestion BoxParticipants submit suggestions from their phones. Facilitator picks one live.
LIVE

Suggestion Box

The crowd decides.

Facilitation ToolsGroup-based
Photo PromptA random photo appears. The speaker must respond to it immediately.Source: Improv tradition — photo stimulus
PHOTO

Photo Prompt

A picture. A story. Right now.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: Improv tradition — photo stimulus ↗
Hot TakesYou're dealt a random provocative position. You have 60 seconds to defend it — convincingly.
HOT

Hot Takes

Defend the indefensible.

Speak on the SpotGroup-based
Story SpineStructured collaborative storytelling. Each person adds the next line. The story builds itself.Source: Kenn Adams, 1991
STORY

Story Spine

Build it together.

StorytellingGroup-based
Source: Kenn Adams, 1991 ↗
Debate RouletteTwo speakers, random topic, opposing sides. The audience votes on who was most persuasive.
DEBATE

Debate Roulette

Argue your side. Win the room.

Speak on the SpotGroup-based
Yes, And...Collaborative story building. Every contribution must start with 'Yes, and...' — no exceptions.Source: Viola Spolin (1950s) / Keith Johnstone
CHAIN

Yes, And...

The first rule of improv.

StorytellingGroup-based
Source: Viola Spolin (1950s) / Keith Johnstone ↗
Failure BowShare a failure. Take a bow. The group celebrates it. Turns vulnerability into performance.Source: Tata Innovista 'Dare to Try' (2006) + Fuckup Nights (Mexico, 2012)
BOW

Failure Bow

Fail loudly. Bow proudly.

Speak on the SpotGroup-based
Source: Tata Innovista 'Dare to Try' (2006) + Fuckup Nights (Mexico, 2012) ↗
Campaign SpeechYou're running for office on a ridiculous platform. Make your case. Get the votes.
VOTE

Campaign Speech

Run for something absurd.

Speak on the SpotCreative
8 ThingsName 8 things in a category before the timer runs out. No hesitation. No repetition.Source: Improv tradition — Hoopla Impro
FAST

8 Things

Name them. Fast.

Speak on the SpotWarm-up
Source: Improv tradition — Hoopla Impro ↗
Emotional ReplayReplay your last speech or scene — but now in a completely different emotional register.Source: Improv tradition — TheatreSports
REPLAY

Emotional Replay

Same scene. New feeling.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: Improv tradition — TheatreSports ↗
Genre ReplayReplay your last speech in a random genre — horror, rom-com, documentary, western.Source: Improv tradition — TheatreSports
REPLAY

Genre Replay

Same content. Different world.

StorytellingCreative
Source: Improv tradition — TheatreSports ↗
Group Role PlayAI generates unique scenarios for each group with individual role assignments. Set the tone from silly to serious, work to social.
ROLEPLAY

Group Role Play

Different groups. Different scenarios. Same chaos.

StorytellingGroup-based
Social DeductionDistribute clues across participants. Each person gets a piece of the puzzle — they must share and collaborate to solve the mystery.Source: Inspired by Werewolf / Mafia (Dmitry Davidoff, 1986)
MYSTERY

Social Deduction

Everyone has a piece. Nobody has the whole picture.

Team DynamicsGroup-based
Source: Inspired by Werewolf / Mafia (Dmitry Davidoff, 1986)
Breakout BuddyBreakout groups record short video reflections or summaries. Powered by Breakout Buddy — requires a separate account at breakoutbuddy.lol.Source: Powered by Breakout Buddy
VIDEO

Breakout Buddy

Record your group's moment.

Facilitation ToolsGroup-based
Source: Powered by Breakout Buddy ↗
Question DeckA curated deck of 30 dinner-party questions in three tiers — from warm-up to deep. Inspired by Aron et al.'s interpersonal closeness research. Facilitator flips cards; group discusses.Source: Aron et al. (1997) — '36 Questions'
CONNECT

Question Deck

30 questions that actually go somewhere.

ReflectionIcebreaker
Source: Aron et al. (1997) — '36 Questions' ↗
Two Truths & a LieParticipants submit two truths and a lie. The group votes on which statement is false. Classic icebreaker, live and interactive.Source: Classic icebreaker — origin unknown
ICEBREAKER

Two Truths & a Lie

Which one is the lie?

ReflectionIcebreaker
Source: Classic icebreaker — origin unknown
First Line / Last LineThe audience gives you an opening line and a closing line. Your job: connect them in a coherent speech or story.Source: Improv tradition
STORY

First Line / Last Line

Connect the impossible.

Speak on the SpotStorytelling
Source: Improv tradition ↗
Questions OnlyTwo players must conduct an entire scene using only questions. No statements allowed. Inspired by Whose Line Is It Anyway.Source: Improv tradition — Whose Line Is It Anyway
IMPROV

Questions Only

You can only speak in questions.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Source: Improv tradition — Whose Line Is It Anyway ↗
Nonverbal ChallengePhysical group activities that require communication without words. Best for in-person or hybrid sessions. Inspired by Metalog Team².Source: Metalog Team² / experiential learning tradition
GROUP

Nonverbal Challenge

No words. Just presence.

Team DynamicsCreative
Source: Metalog Team² / experiential learning tradition ↗
SoundboardA facilitator's secret weapon. Trigger applause, drum rolls, buzzers, air horns, and more with one click. Game-show energy, instant. Sounds play from your device — no setup needed.
TOOL

Soundboard

Applause, buzzers, drum rolls. One click.

Facilitation ToolsWarm-up
Word WeaverA question appears. Random words pop up every few seconds. You have to weave them all into your answer coherently. The AI listens and scores your word usage and coherence. Microphone required.
AI

Word Weaver

Speak. Weave the words. Score.

Speak on the SpotCreative
Murder Mystery BreakoutThe AI generates a fully original murder mystery scenario — setting, victim, suspects, motives, and clues. Participants receive character cards, pass secret notes, interrogate each other, and make their final accusation. The facilitator holds the God view: all notes, all accusations, and the murderer reveal.Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
BREAKOUT

Murder Mystery Breakout

Nobody is innocent.

StorytellingTeam Dynamics
Source: Knowmium original (Joshua Davies)
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