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Create Your Own Team
Building Activity
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Challenging
exercise best presented
late in a program
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Divide a larger
group into smaller groups of 4 to 5
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Give groups ~15-20
minutes to come up with a challenging small group activity.
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The catch: The
activity should be one that the group believes it can do better
than any other group!
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Then all groups
come together and take turns to present their activity.
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Groups earn points
if:
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Be warned: This is harder than it sounds - requires all elements of team
work including creativity,
communication, trust, problem-solving, time management, etc.
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To help groups
succeed, the facilitator checks in with the progress during planning. Help with
ideas or problem-solving strategies if the group is struggling.
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Encourage creative
out-of-the-box thinking e.g., singing, dancing, joke-telling, non-verbal, as well as
physical or mental-type challenges.
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Avoid using this
activity to get out of designing an activity yourself!
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Brief Description:
Involves small groups in designing and presenting a new group activity.
A challenging exercise
which requires all the elements of teamwork - communication, goal-setting,
planning, cooperation, creativity, task orientation, etc.
Equipment:
No equipment
necessary, but tossing in a few objects could make for interesting
outcomes.
Time:
Total ~60 minutes
~5 minute briefing
~15-20 minutes planning,
~20
minutes doing activities &
~10 minutes discussion
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