| Keywords: | Group cohesion; Story-telling; Empathy; Ice-breaker |
| Objectives: | Exchanging personal information to generate group cohesion. Finding common ground with people who apparently have nothing in common. Remembering difficult names. |
| Target group: | Groups of adults, preferably from different cultural backgrounds. It is not recommended for young children. |
| Duration: | 2-3 minutes per person |
| Methodology step-by-step: | 1. Ask the participants to write their name on an individual piece of paper. 2. Each person should introduce themselves and they must pronounce their name clearly. 3. Ask each participant the meaning and origin of their name, why their parents chose it and whether or not they like their name. NOTE: The questions are not intrusive, which allows the participants to explain as much or as little as they want. Explain to the participants that the name is an essential part of our identity and talking about our names allows us to talk about ourselves. |
| Resources needed: | Paper Pencils |
| Challenges: | The risk is that some participants will speak too long. It is recommended to agree in advance the maximum time that each participant may talk. |