Ice breakers on emotional intelligence

Here are some icebreaker activities that can help facilitate discussions on emotional intelligence:

1. The Emotional Intelligence Charades: Write down different emotions (e.g. happiness, sadness, anger, fear) on slips of paper and put them in a hat. Each person takes a turn drawing an emotion and acting it out without speaking. The others have to guess the emotion being acted out.
2. The Feelings Chain: Have each person write down an emotion on a piece of paper, fold it up, and pass it to the person on their right. Then, each person takes a turn reading the emotion they received and explaining why they think the person who wrote it down might be feeling that way. This activity helps people understand different perspectives and emotions.
3. The Emotional Intelligence Scavenger Hunt: Create a list of emotions (e.g. excitement, frustration, gratitude) and have each person find someone in the room who is currently feeling that emotion. They have to ask the person why they're feeling that way and write down the response.
4. The Empathy Exercise: Divide the group into pairs and give each person a scenario card with a different emotional situation (e.g. losing a job, getting into a fight with a friend, etc.). Each person has to take turns role-playing the scenario and the other person has to respond with empathy and understanding.
5. The Emotional Intelligence Bingo: Create bingo cards with different emotions or emotional intelligence skills (e.g. active listening, self-awareness, etc.). As people share their thoughts and feelings, others have to mark off the corresponding emotions or skills on their bingo cards.
6. The Gratitude Circle: Have each person share something they're grateful for and why it's important to them. This activity helps people focus on the positive emotions and appreciate the good things in their lives.
7. The Emotional Intelligence Word Association Game: Have each person write down an emotion on a piece of paper and then pass it to the person on their right. Each person has to write down a word that is associated with the emotion they received. Then, each person shares their word and explains why they chose it.
8. The Self-Awareness Exercise: Have each person write down three things they're proud of about themselves and three things they're working on improving. Then, have each person share their answers with the group and explain why they chose those specific things.
9. The Emotional Intelligence Mural: Divide the group into small teams and give each team a large piece of paper or whiteboard. Ask them to create a mural that represents different emotions and emotional intelligence skills. Each team has to explain their mural to the group and how it relates to emotional intelligence.
10. The Feelings Feedback Loop: Have each person write down an emotion on a piece of paper and then pass it to the person on their right. Each person has to write down a feedback message to the person who wrote the emotion, offering support or encouragement. Then, each person shares their feedback message with the group.

These icebreaker activities can help facilitate discussions on emotional intelligence, empathy, and self-awareness, and can be adapted to fit the needs and preferences of your group.