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Descriptions of Team Building Exercises, Problem Solving Activities & Initiative Games |
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Personality and team role profiling tools such as the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator and 360 Degree Feedback introduce rich potential for growth to team building programs. |
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Beyond Survival |
Design a development project to meet the needs of a poor community. |
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Blind Polygon |
Small group is blindfolded and given a length of rope, then asked to form various shapes with the rope e.g., a house. |
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Drum circles for
Team Building |
Describes some of the benefits and criticisms of drum circles as part of workplace training. |
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Frenzy |
Game which seems to be competitive and impossible but can be solved via creative cooperation. Involves running and collecting balls. |
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Golf
as a Team Building Exercise |
Group golf with non-golfers for teambuilding and exercise. Have at least two teams. Each person tees off. Next shots are played from the team's best shot. |
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Human Overhand |
Put lengths of rope between people. Task: tie a knot in the central piece of rope without letting go. Variation on Human Knot. |
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Key Punch |
30 numbered squares are placed "randomly". Group needs to find a way of touching the squares sequentially within 30 seconds, with only one person at a time in the game area. |
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Limited Senses (Mute Line-up) |
People are blindfolded & given a unique number. Challenge is to line up in sequential order, without talking. Works on communication skills. |
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Newspaper Bridge Building |
A group constructs a bridge out of newspaper that has to be able to support a weight and allow passage of an object underneath. |
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Quick Draw |
In 30 seconds, individuals try to circle as many sequential numbers on a worksheet as possible, then work as a group to solve. There is a secret pattern. |
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Talisman |
A group is required to cross a 50 yd distance. To cross, one must carry a talisman, and one can only carry the talisman once each way. Solution requires some people to carry other people. |
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Traffic Jam |
Logic exercise which can be presented as a physical task. Gets groups thinking, sharing ideas, discussing, trialing solutions and problem solving. |
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Welded Ankle |
A group attempts to cross a distance with each person's feet 'welded' to another person's feet. |
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Last updated:
25 Mar 2006