| Game |  Opener |
 Team-building |
| Categories: | Energizer |
Review |
| Communication |
Topical |
Purpose: To introduce participants to one another in an unusual fashion
Time Required: 30 minutes.
Size of Group: 10 to 15.
Materials Required: “Wanted” posters (prepared in advance by the trainer) and a Polaroid camera.
The Exercise in Action: Participants in Craig Hauser’s and Dale Morehouse’s training courses at Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL, get to know one another via “Wanted” posters. Here’s how it works:
Upon arrival, participants are given a “Wanted” poster like the one at right and asked to fill it out. The trainer collects the posters and tapes them to a wall. At the bottom of each sheet are a number of blanks. Participants are asked to circulate the room, read the posters, and mark at the bottom of each one who they think it describes.
The trainer, meanwhile, asks each participant to pose for two Polaroid photos, preferably out of sight of the rest of the class. The shots are taken against the backdrop of a height marker similar to those shown in actual mug shots. Instead of holding a serial number, participants create tagboard signs displaying their first names and any “known alias,” for example, “Nancy a.k.a. The Accountant.”
After everyone has had photos taken and had a chance to guess whom the posters belong to, the trainer asks the participants to tape their photos in the appropriate places on their posters.