Blindfold Team Activity Creates Perfect Unity - Blind Polygon
Blindfold Team Activity Creates Perfect Unity - Blind Polygon is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- In advance, tie the two ends of a long rope together to form a closed loop.
- Gather your group and ask them to close their eyes or distribute blindfolds for them all to wear.
- When ready, lay the rope at the feet of one of the participants.
- Instruct your group to manipulate the rope to form a perfect square, ensuring that all participants hold the rope tautly (off the ground) to complete the task.
- At no time is anyone permitted to open their eyes to view the position of the group or the shape of the rope.
- Allow up to 30 minutes for the group to solve the problem.
- When the group believes it has formed the square, ask everyone to stand still and open their eyes/take off their blindfolds.
- Review the accuracy or otherwise of the final shape.
- Blind Polygon Blindfold team activity builds trust & problem-solving skills.
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Prompts to use +
In advance, tie the two ends of a long rope together to form a closed loop.
Gather your group and ask them to close their eyes or distribute blindfolds for them all to wear.
Instruct your group to manipulate the rope to form a perfect square, ensuring that all participants hold the rope tautly (off the ground) to complete the task.
Allow up to 30 minutes for the group to solve the problem.
When the group believes it has formed the square, ask everyone to stand still and open their eyes/take off their blindfolds.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Blindfold Team Activity Creates Perfect Unity - Blind Polygon. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In advance, tie the two ends of a long rope together to form a closed loop.; Gather your group and ask them to close their eyes or distribute blindfolds for them all to wear.; Instruct your group to manipulate the rope to form a perfect square, ensuring that all participants hold the rope tautly (off the ground) to complete the task.; Allow up to 30 minutes for the group to solve the problem.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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