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TP Shuffle Instruction Page

This event is designed to get the group interacting, having fun and is traditionally an icebreaker.

Although a great icebreaker, there are great insights that are possible in the areas of:

leadership,
trust,
communication and
changing perspectives.
Any of these can be touched upon during discussion and connected back to work.

To complete the tasks the team will need to use teamwork, cooperation and creativity.

This event is also great way to get people touching each other without feeling threatened.

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Board Walking Activity Instruction Page

The Challenge? For the group to create a method for successfully moving the team through a planned space in the most efficient way possible. This can be a short distance to retrieve an object, or simply to coordinate the synchronized movement of the group through a winding path.

BoardWalking is an activity to show the importance of unity and synchronization. This is one of the few activities that necessitates the exact timing of the groups effort for success.

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Board Walking Kit Instruction Page

The BoardWalking Kit is awesome fun. The four activities included cover teamwork, leadership, trust, problem solving – all the great elements to create a high-performing team.

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Walk the Plank Instruction Page

Walk the Plank is a fantastic kit that has 7 different activities that can be run with the materials. The activities cover every aspect of creating a team you could want – leadership, communication, trust, teamwork, problem solving and more!

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Search & Rescue Instruction Page

Participants must move a plane from one landing pad to another.

The art of cooperation is something we are taught as children but sometimes have a hard time accomplishing as adults.

The goal here is to have the entire team involved, demonstrate the power of teamwork and show the interdependence teams experience.

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River Crossing Instruction Page

This is a complex activity that has many different purposes and reveals many behavior patterns.

It develops support (emotional, content and physical) within the group.
It helps clarify communication and decision making skills.
It helps groups to examine how and why leadership shifts during planning and completion of task
It shows how balancing planning activities with execution helps groups solve problems.
The exercise is a very good metaphor for a ‘goal’.

Perfect Square Instruction Page

Create a perfect square from a rope while the entire group is blindfolded.

The focus is on leadership skills and the degree of group participation and the exercise will always reveal interesting dynamics and insights that allow participants to learn from one another.

This activity clearly demonstrates interdependence among team members while highlighting how difficult, but important, reaching consensus can be.

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Let Go My Ego Instruction Page

Lower a pole the the floor using gravity and maintaining contact with the pole.

The power that each person has to influence success is made perfectly clear in this activity.

Participants must overcome frustration and resist the temptation to blame each other in order to accomplish the task. They learn that in the face of challenge it is often easier to sacrifice integrity and end up behaving opposite of their intention. This exercise reveals this tendency in a profound manner and helps participants choose healthier ways of reacting.

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Get It Together Instruction Page

Participants must coach partners into a course blindfolded to retrieve objects.

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 often 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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Fort Knox Kit Instruction Page

Combine all of the portable activities into a single portable kit. This kit has everything and will help your group experience all facets of being a team – leadership, teamwork, communication, conflict, trust, collaboration, problem solving, decision making and more!

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China Syndrome Instruction Page

China Syndrome Instruction Page

Participants pour water (or balls) from one bucket to another while remaining outside a perimeter and only using ropes.

Creativity, group coordination, communication, leadership, perseverance and determination are just some of the qualities that are put to the test during this activity.

This event is often considered impossible in the beginning and can be very stressful for some participants.

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Chain of Command Instruction Page

This event is designed to get the group interacting, having fun and is traditionally an icebreaker.

Although a great icebreaker, there are great insights that are possible in the areas of:

leadership,
trust,
communication and
changing perspectives.
Any of these can be touched upon during discussion and connected back to work.

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Bull Ring Instruction Page

The challenge of this event is to carry a small ball using a metal ring and rope, ‘Bull Ring,’ through a series of obstacles and place the ball into a goal.

Bull Ring utilizes physical movement and cooperation. It also takes coordination to keep the ball on the ring. This is a great early activity for new groups because it requires people to communicate clearly and work together. Any one person can sabotage and no one can accomplish the activity alone.

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Alphabet Soup Instruction Page

The group must touch all necessary letters in a course area as fast as possible.

Alphabet Soup is a great activity for overall team building. However, there are some specific areas that naturally come out:

Communication
Planning
Problem Solving
Process Improvement

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