Designed to provoke discussion, the survival series exercises present unfamiliar scenarios, ensuring team members must rely on their problem-solving ability, not merely the application of knowledge.
By ensuring that all team members have the same level of knowledge about the situation (not very much!) they must rely on their ability to set objectives, analyse alternative strategies and then evaluate them, choosing a solution that will best meet the objective.
This approach also allows all group members to participate as equals. Starting on an equal footing enables participants to focus more intently on the quality of the team performance.
By having team members complete the exercise individually and then as a team, when the expert’s answers are provided, the difference between the individual solutions and the team’s solution can be identified. This becomes a real measure of the group’s ability to perform as a team.
These exercises build on the very best of research into adult learning – i.e. that adults learn best when they have the ability to enquire into something and discover the answer for themselves.
There are several exercises, each presenting their own challenge. A Team Development Workshop can be developed using multiple simulations – having a team experience one exercise, then analyse how effectively they performed, and then put that learning into practice with a second exercise actually provides a measure of team learning.
Allow 60 minutes, teams of 6 pax, groups up to 200 pax.
Popular simulations activities include:
Earthquake
Jungle Escape
Lost at Sea
Everest
