# Icebreakers

*Tom Geraghty · Interpersonal Practice*

Examines icebreakers as a PS practice — not as a ritual warm-up but as deliberate inclusion design. Argues that badly run icebreakers actively damage safety, and offers criteria for icebreakers that genuinely reduce the cost of first participation for everyone in the room.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/icebreakers/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/icebreakers/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=icebreakers

## Connected concepts (3)

- [Practices that Foster PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/practices-that-foster-psychological-safety.md)
- [Psychologically Safe Meetings](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/six-ways-to-run-psychologically-safe-meetings.md)
- [Spectra of Participation](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/spectra-of-participation.md)