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Event
Objectives
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A
New Leaf
A fun and powerful event to do when participants
are starting to see the value in their own learning.
The purpose of the exercise is to inspire ownership
and accountability for change in the team members.
This is a great opportunity for team members
to voice their commitment to change to the rest
of the team. The challenge itself is simple,
fun, and a great physical metaphor.
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Ants
On A Log
This event is designed to get the group interacting
and having fun. To complete the tasks the team
will need to use teamwork, cooperation and creativity.
This event is a great way to get people touching
each other without being threatened.
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Amoeba
Race
This event can be done as a race against the
clock, another team or simply as a teamwork
challenge. The team has to work quickly through
many limitations to develop alternate ways to
direct themselves. Communication, trust, leadership
and teamwork will all be put to the test during
this event. It will also be FUN!
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Ball
Mania
Hysterically fun, the purpose of this exercise
is for a team to look at its current system
of operating procedures and examine questions
like quality vs. quantity, the rewards or pitfalls
of goal-setting and the perceived and actual
barriers existing between sub-parts of one team.
This can be a very powerful “nuts and bolts”
self-examination for any team wishing to improve.
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Big
Kahuna
Big Kahuna will challenge the team’s problem-solving
capabilities as well as its perseverance. It
is also designed to remove the natural leader
from their role and create space for new leaders
to emerge. If your group will be participating
in some high ropes activities, this event will
introduce them to the ropes and harness systems.
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Don’t
Touch Me
Our friend Sam Sikes at Learning Unlimited introduced
us to this event. Don’t Touch Me will challenge
the team to think outside the box and challenge
the actual and implied rules. Warning: this
event can lead to major paradigm shift. Once
a team discovers the self-imposed rules they
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Electric
Fence
No purpose is more important than keeping the
team members safe. Taking care of each other
physically and emotionally is very important.
This event will encourage both. The team will
need perseverance, integrity, concentration,
support and foresight in order to be successful,
memorable, compelling and relevant. Members
will need to share ideas and rally behind a
common vision. No individual will succeed if
the entire team does not.
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El
Niño
Warning! This is the MOST dangerous event
in the bag! Need an event that will challenge
even the best of teams? This is it! However,
DO NOT use this exercise on new or malfunctioning
teams.
The
power of each person to influence the success
of the team is never clearer than in this activity.
Overcoming frustration and resisting the temptation
to blame each other will be key to moving the
bar in the direction you choose. People can
find themselves sacrificing their integrity
and doing the opposite of their intention. The
team members must work through frustrations
and differences of opinions to solve this magically
difficult event. Have fun and don’t blame
it on El Niño.
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Giant
Key Punch
This event is designed to stimulate dialogue
about how team members work together to be more
efficient and effective. This event could reveal
some learning related to continual improvement.
What is the best way for this team to get the
job done? They may learn the answer after this
activity.
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Leader
Walk
This is one of the most powerful and, ironically,
one of the simplest events. Leader Walk is about
leading, following, trusting and communicating.
Many leadership styles emerge during this event.
Some find it difficult to be responsible for
another person’s safety and others find
it exhilarating. To trust or give up control
can be very hard for some people. Whatever the
experience, the leader walk is a powerful learning
opportunity.
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Let’s
Get It Together
The purpose of this exercise is to practice
clear communication and develop keys to trust
during challenging and confusing times. In organizations,
workers are often considered students and administrators
are usually coaches. This event will remind
people in each position what the other role
feels like and lend insights to improving relations
between the two.
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Links
The purpose of this exercise is to physically
demonstrate the metaphor that every member of
a team is an important “link in the chain.”
This event is also a good way to examine individual
team member’s sense of value and accountability
to their team.
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Meltdown
This event is often considered impossible in
the beginning and can be very stressful. Creativity,
coordination, communication, leadership, perseverance,
determination and many other team and personal
skills will be put to the test during this activity.
It is important for teams to find different
ways to look at situations and support each
other even when there is no clear path and no
one is the expert.
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Search
& Rescue
The art of cooperation is something we are taught
as children. The goal here is to have the entire
team involved, demonstrate the power of teamwork
and show the interdependence teams have. You
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Spider
Web
No purpose is more important than keeping the
team members safe. Taking care of each other
physically and emotionally is very important.
This event will encourage both. The team will
also need perseverance, integrity, concentration,
support and foresight. In order to be successful,
members will need to share ideas and rally behind
a common vision. This event is similar to the
Electric Fence. By design, the Spider Web allows
you to make a few big holes that will be easy
to get physically limited people through. This
is great if you have a team with special needs.
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Square
Rope
The Square Rope is another easy event that can
be very powerful. The leadership that will emerge
and the group participation (or lack thereof)
will always reveal interesting insights and
draw out learning from the team members. Interdependence
is clear in this activity and group consensus
can be difficult to reach, but very important.
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Stepping
Stones
The application of the Stepping Stones is in
every area of our lives. The meaning each group
discovers is always different. The basic purpose
of the maze comes down to identifying how the
team is treating its “mistakes” and
the people who are discovering them. Stepping
into the unknown is necessary for any team to
grow and move ahead, how are they doing in the
process? This event will shed some light on
the teams process.
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Team
Handcuffs
The purpose of this exercise is to challenge
a team’s belief that something is impossible.
It is also a great way to explore people’s
willingness to ask for help or give help if
it will benefit the whole team. Paradigm shift
may result. It is a great leverage point to
come back to if other paradigm shifts need to
happen within the group.
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Turnstile
Jumprope
Turnstile Jump Rope can be used as an ice breaker
or as an event, depending on how difficult you
want to make the activity. Personal and team
coordination will be put to the test as the
team tries to jump, dodge, or skip its way through
the turnstile. This event is also a great way
to get people moving and the entire team involved.
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Team
Tangle
The purpose of this exercise is to bring group
members closer together. Physically they will
be close together, and the reality of their
interdependence is played out in this game.
Touch creates a setting for cohesiveness and
teamwork, and begins breaking down the invisible
walls we have around us. The tools it will take
to unravel the knot are the same tools needed
to overcome challenges the company or team will
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A
New Leaf
