Team Top Trumps

Get to know each other through playful cards.

Top Trumps is known the world over for its way to combine useful facts and figures about topics in a way that people love to hear about them. We’ll use our own version, Team Top Trumps, to learn more about individuals in the team.

Type
Exercise
Time
30 minutes
Group size
4-12 people
Best as
Group exercise
In depth

A little more detail.

Each team member will create their own Team Top Trumps card which we’ll use throughout the day to both share information about individuals and to gather feedback from team mates.

Using our Team Top Trumps template you’ll create your cards in secret, using scales around topics in both work and play as well as facts we should know about you.

We’ll play some games to explore what you’ve included on your cards before proudly displaying them around the room and explaining how you can contribute to each others throughout the course of the workshop.

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” – Plato.

Outcomes

What you'll leave with.

BRIEF Facilitation notes

How to run it.

When to use it

Use Team Top Trumps to help a team learn more about each other. Everyone creates their own card, rating themselves on work and play, then the group plays and shares, which sparks conversation and connection across the day.

Use it when

  • A team wants to understand each other beyond their job roles.
  • You want a playful thread that runs through a whole session.
  • People would enjoy sharing and gathering feedback lightly.

Not the right tool when

  • You want a quick opener rather than a running activity. Use Nicknames.
  • The focus is professional strengths at work. Use Our Strengths.
Used in

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Use it with your team

This tool works best in a well-facilitated room.

Using this tool with a skilled facilitator means that discussions are focused, time is used efficiently, and the group moves toward consensus, making the session productive and impactful.