| The Bomb Exercise
Tension mounts as team members try to defuse a bomb.
With too many instructions for an individual to remember, how will they
manage?
Effective teamwork and good communication skills are essential. |
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“Excellent
course - encouraging team building - giving
everybody a chance to participate. Very well run, it was an
excellent day.”
J Bass - BT |
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The Lift
This exercise consists of a container which
has to be removed from an area inaccessible to the team. Teams will find
it difficult to pull and laugh at the same time!
Planning and teamwork are essential for this activity. |
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“Very enjoyable day, making good practical
use of learning
concepts for the team building.”
D. Meek - Essex CC |
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Plumbers Nightmare
A valuable crystal has fallen to the bottom of a pipe full of holes.
The only way to retrieve it is to fill the pipe with water so that it
floats to the top.
Managing change and a good sense of humour is essential for this exercise! |
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“Excellent day, well planned and organised. Good to use the
‘old grey matter’ in a challenging team environment.”
T. Johnson - East London Small Business Centre |
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| The Discs
This exercise requires good planning,
effective communication, time management and teamwork. |
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“To
be honest, I wasn’t over keen on doing this but I really
enjoyed it and it did tell me or reinforce things about myself.
It was also good to get to know other people from the
company.”
S. Asplin - Archant |
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| Display Shelf
Teams have 14 pieces of shelving with groves cut in various places which enable them to fit together and make up a display shelf.
They have 60 minutes to develop a method of assembly that can produce a finished display shelf in less than 30 seconds.
This seems easy enough, particularly as they have a diagram showing the completed display shelf. However, it often takes 40 minutes just to complete the first shelf! |
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| Stream Crossing
Teams must find a way of
getting some 'valuable items' across a gap, sever contact with them
on the other side of the gap and get them back again.
Teams soon learn that their 'valuable items' (like their customers) need
to be handled with care!
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“Very enjoyable day, making good practical
use of learning
concepts for the team building.”
D. Meek - Essex CC |
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| The Magic Canes
Teams need to work together and carefully manoeuvre the canes which can mysteriously move as they try to achieve their task! |
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“Great
chance to get to see and know people and discover
their different skills, talents, etc.
It was also good to get to know
other people from the
company. ”
R.
Cahill - Smith & Nephew |
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| Over The Bridge
Making a bridge and a vehicle is
relatively easy. Establishing and meeting the customer's specification
is a different matter!
This exercise is an excellent test of Team building potential within
the team. |
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“We
all had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed working
with you and your team of facilitators.”
F. Rahaman - Bechtel |
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| Change Management
A change of instructions
requires more planning and communication between team members. A challenging
team building exercise! |
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“It
kept us focused throughout the day – excellent day.
We all worked hard but had fun at the same
time.”
T. Jolly - ELSBC |
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| Out of Reach
A valuable item is down the bottom of a pipe and out of reach - yet it must be recovered!
Creativity and teamwork are essential to achieve this. |
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“Interesting and enjoyable day. Good fun and informal.”
D. Collier - GlaxoSmithKline |
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The Minefield
Stepping into the unknown is necessary for any team to grow and move ahead, but how will your team perform?
- Will they take risks?
- Do they learn from their mistakes
- Do they support and encourage each other?
This exercise covers all these areas and more when they try to cross a Minefield area. It is easy to begin with but it soon gets exciting as their options get restricted and time is running out.
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| Aerial Runway Exercise
Great fun,
but not easy. Teams have to construct a device to get their 'valuable
items' to their colleagues on the other side of a ravine. |
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“Excellent event, highly recommended”
E. Warren - Smith & Nephew |
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| Blind Golf
Effective communication, trust and support
are essential for this exercise.
Team members volunteer to wear a blindfold and guided by a colleague
putt the ball. |
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“I experienced
Mick’s teaching methods for myself on a
team building course. His facilitative style and imaginative
course design are effective and enjoyable.”
Carol Edwards
- Business Skills Agency |
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| The Centipede
A fun exercise requiring team members
to work together to be successful. They soon discover that "more
haste means less speed." |
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“I really enjoyed the day and would recommend this type of
training to other organisations interested in improving the
workplace practices.”
A. Staddon - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association |
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Air Traffic Control
Several aircraft are in a holding pattern waiting to land on an Airport. Unfortunately the flight controllers’ computer is malfunctioning; the aircraft have been given false information and they are blocking each other’s access to their respective runways.
The team’s job is to rearrange the planes to facilitate the landing process. |
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The Tower Exercise
Inter-team co-operation seems to be the name of the game, but there are
problems: teams cannot progress together.
No matter how hard teams try one must win unless they settle for mediocrity.
Added to this there is always scope for for double dealing after deals
have been made...
NB This is an activity like many others that can be enjoyed indoors
or outside. |
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