John James O'Brien
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Picking up on Susan and Dina's thoughts, and others, I agree that humour and a little ice breaking can be very effective. However, humour is often culturally driven and, therefore, risky. To improve the utility of the list posted, I'd drop a number of terms. Look them over and see how some of these can be put together in ways that may not reflect well on the poor sod stuck with the terms, or on the host. The concept is great. As a facilitator, I tend to draw upon trems that are either affirming, provocative in the sense of encouraging thought about the topic of the day, or amusing in ways that do not risk bringing up any negative connotations. It takes a bit of work, but is worth it. Some people call that political correctness--I call it manners. Some will not recognize the effort--there's no value added gain for this group. Others will (absolutely will) see the effort that went into tailoring the exercise. There is a distinct value added gain for that crowd. Thoughts? 
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