# Unscripted Tools

> Unscripted Tools is a free, browser-based platform of 60+ interactive improv and facilitation activities for teams, workshops, training sessions, and live events. Built by Knowmium, led by Joshua Davies — Conversation Architect and lead facilitator training both non-profits and Fortune 100s worldwide in persuasive communications.

Unscripted Tools requires no signup to use most activities. Facilitators can create live sessions with a shareable code that participants join on their own devices. Activities range from spinning wheels and AI-generated scenarios to structured facilitation frameworks and team-building games.

The platform is free to use. Facilitators can optionally sign in to save sessions, manage name lists, and access session history.

## About

- [Homepage](https://unscripted.tools): Full activity library, session creation, and facilitator dashboard
- [About Knowmium](https://knowmium.com): The organisation behind Unscripted Tools — research and training in persuasive communications and conversation design
- [Legal / Privacy Policy](https://unscripted.tools/legal): Terms of use and privacy policy

## Spinning Wheels & Random Selectors

- [Topic Roulette](https://unscripted.tools): Spin a wheel of topics — whoever it lands on must speak immediately. Classic improv warm-up.
- [Hot Seat (Name Picker)](https://unscripted.tools): Spin a wheel of participant names. The person it lands on is in the hot seat. Facilitators can load saved name lists.
- [Emotion Roulette](https://unscripted.tools): Spin for a random emotion. Deliver your speech in that register.
- [Day in the Life](https://unscripted.tools): Spin the wheel — land on an unusual job. Improvise a 60-second monologue as that person going through their day.
- [Genre Replay](https://unscripted.tools): Spin for a film or story genre. Replay a scene in that genre.

## Improv & Speaking Activities

- [Impromptu Speech](https://unscripted.tools): Timed impromptu speaking with AI-generated topics. Timer syncs across facilitator and participant screens.
- [Story Dice](https://unscripted.tools): Roll dice showing random images. Build a story using every image that appears.
- [Story Spine](https://unscripted.tools): Structured collaborative storytelling using the "Once upon a time… Until finally…" framework. Originated by Kenn Adams (1991).
- [Yes-And Chain](https://unscripted.tools): The foundational improv rule. Each participant must accept and build on the previous statement.
- [First Line / Last Line](https://unscripted.tools): The audience gives an opening and closing line. Connect them in a coherent speech or story.
- [Questions Only](https://unscripted.tools): Conduct an entire scene using only questions. No statements allowed. Inspired by Whose Line Is It Anyway.
- [Eight Things](https://unscripted.tools): Name eight things in a category as fast as possible. Speed and commitment over perfection.
- [Failure Bow](https://unscripted.tools): Celebrate failure. Take a bow, announce your mistake, and receive applause. Builds psychological safety.

## AI-Powered Activities

- [AI Scenario Generator](https://unscripted.tools): AI generates a highly specific, absurd scenario and reads it aloud. Participant must respond on the spot.
- [Ridiculous Commercial](https://unscripted.tools): AI generates a product brief, jingle, and ad image. Group has 60 seconds to perform the commercial live.
- [Word Weaver](https://unscripted.tools): A question appears. Random words pop up every few seconds. Weave them all into your answer. AI scores coherence.
- [Hard Questions Generator](https://unscripted.tools): Submit the hardest questions you face. Hot-seat speaker answers using the ACDC-PREP framework. AI scores the response.
- [Murder Mystery Breakout](https://unscripted.tools): AI generates a fully original murder mystery — setting, victim, suspects, motives, clues. Participants interrogate and accuse.

## Facilitation & Workshop Tools

- [Suggestion Box](https://unscripted.tools): Participants submit anonymous (or named) suggestions. Facilitator displays and manages them live.
- [Brainstorm Board](https://unscripted.tools): Collaborative sticky-note brainstorming. Participants post ideas; facilitator groups and displays them.
- [Word Cloud](https://unscripted.tools): Participants submit words; a live word cloud builds in real time.
- [Bar Chart Poll](https://unscripted.tools): Live polling with real-time bar chart visualisation.
- [Dot Vote](https://unscripted.tools): Participants allocate a fixed number of votes across options. Classic prioritisation tool.
- [Survey](https://unscripted.tools): Multi-question survey with live results.
- [Check-In Thermometer](https://unscripted.tools): Participants rate their energy or mood on a scale. Instant visual read of the room.
- [Wheel of Life](https://unscripted.tools): Rate satisfaction across 8 life or work dimensions. Visualise balance and start a conversation.
- [Journey Map](https://unscripted.tools): Map the emotional journey through a process — customer experience, employee lifecycle, project arc.
- [Reflections](https://unscripted.tools): Structured end-of-session reflection prompts.

## Team & Group Activities

- [Random Group Maker](https://unscripted.tools): Randomly assign participants into groups with a dramatic animated reveal. Load from saved name lists.
- [Group Role Play](https://unscripted.tools): AI generates scenario-based role plays with assigned characters. Customisable group sizes and tone.
- [Social Deduction](https://unscripted.tools): Private clue distribution and deduction game. Each participant receives only their own clues.
- [Breakout Buddy](https://unscripted.tools): Structured breakout session manager with prompts and timers.
- [Animal Partner Finder](https://unscripted.tools): Assign each participant a unique colour + animal combo. They find their group by matching.
- [Blind Build](https://unscripted.tools): One person describes; others build without seeing the original. Classic communication and trust exercise.
- [Nonverbal Challenge](https://unscripted.tools): Physical group activities requiring communication without words.
- [Culture Compass](https://unscripted.tools): Map your team's cultural DNA across 5 dimensions. Inspired by Metalog CultuRally.

## Debate & Persuasion Activities

- [Hot Takes](https://unscripted.tools): Facilitator-controlled timer. Participants defend a controversial position for a set time.
- [Debate Roulette](https://unscripted.tools): Spin for a random debate topic and position. Argue it — whether you agree or not.
- [Campaign Speech](https://unscripted.tools): Participants deliver a campaign speech for an absurd cause. Audience votes for their favourite.
- [Expert Panel](https://unscripted.tools): Participants become instant experts on a topic they know nothing about.
- [Motivational Speech](https://unscripted.tools): Generate and deliver an over-the-top motivational speech on a random topic.

## Creativity & Thinking Tools

- [Associative Thinking Test](https://unscripted.tools): A 6×8 grid of icons. Pick three. Build and pitch a product combining all three. Partners give feedback.
- [Assumption Buster](https://unscripted.tools): Surface and challenge hidden assumptions in a topic or decision.
- [Org Metaphor](https://unscripted.tools): Describe your organisation as a metaphor. Reveal shared mental models.
- [Symbol Language](https://unscripted.tools): Communicate a concept using only symbols — no words, no letters.
- [Two Truths Roulette](https://unscripted.tools): Classic icebreaker with a spin mechanic to select who goes next.
- [Photo Prompt](https://unscripted.tools): A random image appears. Respond, interpret, or build a story from it.

## Presentation & Performance

- [Pecha Kucha](https://unscripted.tools): 20 slides × 20 seconds each. Auto-advancing presentation format.
- [Emotional Replay](https://unscripted.tools): Replay a scene with a different emotional register each time.
- [Terrible Presence](https://unscripted.tools): Deliberately bad presentation skills — for laughs and learning.
- [Countdown Timer](https://unscripted.tools): A clean, configurable countdown timer for any timed activity.
- [Soundboard](https://unscripted.tools): Trigger applause, drum rolls, buzzers, and air horns with one click. Game-show energy, instant.

## Session Management

- [Session Builder](https://unscripted.tools): Chain multiple activities into a single session with a shared code. Facilitator advances through the agenda; participants follow on their own devices.
- [Activity Packet](https://unscripted.tools): A curated set of activities bundled into a single shareable packet.
- [Instruction Slide](https://unscripted.tools): Display custom instructions or briefing text to all participants simultaneously.
- [Linked Card Set](https://unscripted.tools): Branching scenario cards participants navigate by clicking buttons. Perfect for role plays and choose-your-own-adventure briefings.

## Optional

- [Full activity reference — llms-full.txt](https://unscripted.tools/llms-full.txt): Every activity with full description, tagline, source attribution, and availability inline. Use this file when you need comprehensive detail on a specific activity.
- [LinkedIn — Joshua Davies](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuadavies-knowmium/): Connect with the creator of Unscripted Tools
- [Knowmium research and training](https://knowmium.com): Deeper work on persuasive communications, conversation design, and facilitation