Blind Drawing Game

Activity description

Blind Drawing is a dynamic office game that stimulates communication and understanding between colleagues.
Players strive to draw a picture based solely on their partner’s verbal descriptions, without ever seeing the original image.
This fun, interactive activity is perfect for improving communication skills and strengthening team cohesion in a fun, engaging way.

What does it impact ?

• Strengthening communication and sense of belonging : By describing and interpreting images, participants have to listen carefully and understand each other, which improves their ability to communicate effectively and strengthens their sense of belonging to the team.
• Optimizing collaboration and work quality : This activity requires close collaboration between partners, encouraging cooperation and teamwork to achieve a common goal.

What should the organizer prepare ?

• Distribute sheets of paper and pencils to each participant.
• Prepare a series of simple, varied images for the descriptors.
• Organize the space so that pairs can work without seeing each other’s drawings.
• Provide a stopwatch to keep track of the time allowed for each drawing.
• Ensure a relaxed, fun-filled atmosphere.

How to achieve our goals on the big day ?

• Introduction to the rules of the game and the objectives of the activity.
• Form pairs of participants, with a “describer” and a “drawer” in each team.
• Distribute an image to each describer, without allowing the drawers to see it.
• Give describers a limited time to describe the image to their partner, without using the object’s name.
• Allow the designers to draw their pictures according to the descriptions they have received.
• Compare the drawings with the original images at the end of the allotted time and observe the accuracy or ambiguity of the works!
• Encourage teams to discuss their experiences and challenges encountered during the activity.
• Congratulate teams on their participation and announce winners in a fun and engaging way.

See what has been done elsewhere 👋

• At a workshop, GreenEnergy employees drew “family trees”. The varied results prompted discussions on the interpretation of descriptions and individual creativity.
• A technology start-up organized this activity with drawings of “futuristic gadgets”. The strange but innovative drawings inspired ideas for future projects.
• GlobalTrade‘s sales team drew “robots” based on descriptions. One amusing and completely offbeat drawing was voted the funniest, making the session memorable for all participants.
• During a team-building meeting, members of FinanceCorp were asked to draw “skyscrapers”. Comparing the drawings with the original images led to constructive exchanges on the importance of accurate descriptions.
• A design company used this activity to stimulate the creativity of its teams. The abstract drawings of “fantastic animals” demonstrated the ingenuity and imagination of the participants.