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Acid Test
Communication; Decision
Making; Problem Solving
You have limited information, a single clue. Each
action you take will reveal further information, but at a cost. How effective
is your group at working together to create a common understanding, developing
a plan and most critically making time to review progress and evaluate performance?
- A unique puzzle for groups of 3-6 members.
- Two sets of materials.
- Needs between 30-60 minutes for decision making
and communication. For examining performance and developing a review process it
will need up to 2 hours.
Jonathon Strangeways
Communication; Inter-personal skills; Problem
solving; Teambuilding
Jonathon Strangeways is dead! The information
required to solve the mystery is dispersed amongst the project team. Will they
work together to discover the facts? Do they take the time to evaluate each other's
ideas? How well do they communicate?
- A card based problem solving exercise for groups
of between 6-12 members.
- It comes with cards for two groups.
- Needs between 45 and 90 minutes including discussion
time.
Sentencing Exercise
Communication; Delegation
While you are out of the office you need to be
sure that your staff will be able to keep things running smoothly. You can't specify
procedures for every eventuality but you can set out some general guidelines.
Can you explain why you want things handled in a certain way? Will the staff understand
and be able to apply the principles you lay down or will other things influence
them?
- A structured exercise for groups of 6-12 members.
- It comes with cards for two groups.
- Needs between 45 and 90 minutes including discussion
time.
Symbol Game
Communication; Leadership; Problem solving;
Team management; Decision-making
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link;
so too is a team. To succeed in this task every member of the team must undestand
what is being done and why. If the team is unable to achieve this then their differences
will be exposed and they will fail. If the exercise is used with an appointed
leader then failure will result in simulated dismissal.
- A card based exercise for groups of 5-9 members.
- It comes with cards for two groups
- Needs about 75 minutes including discussion time.
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