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Players get in groups of three and form a “house” with the end players raising their arms in a “roof” above the inside players. There are three commands that cause the players to move:
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SCES Circle
Stand in circle. Each person gives a SCES around the circle.
Ring of Fire
Eine Gruppe hebt synchron einen imaginären Ring an und schleudert ihn in die Luft, bis der Moment absolut gemeinsam und stimmig erlebt wird.
Team Building using Lego
This is a creative building exercise in which participants build towers in teams, and then take the learning points from the first round of building experience to work together again in group to build a tower.
Stress Balls
Understanding the importance of communication and teamwork is an important requirement for high performance teams of knowledge workers. This exercise is an effective energizer that requires communication and teamwork.
Ask participants to form a circle and throw a ball around to simulate the movement of a message. Change different variables such as speed, quantity, and complexity to create a mess.
Force Field Analysis
Evaluate the factors that will either support or hinder a change in an organisation or entity.
Shake Out
A quick, physical activity to energize participants
Elephants, Dead Fish, and Vomit
Frame: Famously utilized by AirB&B to get at the heart of some of their culture issues. The idea is that there are three things that move the needle on psychological safety and team effectiveness:
- Elephants - The "elephants in the room" or things people are avoiding and not talking about. These tend to create a sense of ambiguity and helplessness. Elephants must die.
- Dead Fish - These are the "old tapes" that people refuse to let go of. They've been around so long that they're beginning to stink up the place. These tend to sour people on each other by undermining trust and creating fictions. Dead Fish must disappear.
- Vomit - This is our ability to speak freely, directly, and openly with another person without fear of reprisal. If we're not listened to in this way, it can build up over time and bad things can happen. Vomit has to happen.
Outcomes: Creates more honesty and psychological safety; Surfaces crucial issues on the team
- Demo: Leader shares an example of an old tape or story they've been carrying around and are ready to let go of
- Process/Steps:
- Facilitator introduces the framework by drawing three columns on a flipchart (or a flipchart for each)
- Facilitator asks the group for an example of either an Elephant or a Dead Fish
- Team members affirm, clarify, or provide additional context
- Group decides how to appropriately address or let go of the issue (usually by naming some hard, next steps)
- Facilitator captures on flipchart
- Group is invited to add to the flipcharts over the course of the day
- Facilitator reviews additions at the end of the day
Values Tour
If you are working with a team or company that already has a list of values, and are looking for a dynamic activity to refresh participants' knowledge and understanding of those values, look no further. By using embodied and spatial knowledge, this activity will make values basically unforgettable for all involved.
Portkey
Remembered objects are used to 'port' between memories