Building the Tower
Building the Tower is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- After 10 minutes of building, have a representative from each group present their tower to the other groups.
- Report Back: 10 min Give some candy to everyone who participated, and debrief!
- Building the Tower From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Debrief Objectives Communication Collaboration Team Strategy Illustrate the importance of collaboration among groups working to achieve similar goals.
- Demonstrate how competition can be potentially destructive.
- Group Size Medium Materials 1 pre-built tower made from: 15 Paper Cups 25 Popsicle Sticks 5 sheets of Construction Paper enough Masking Tape to hold it together 3 packets containing the following items: Packet 1 1 roll of Masking Tape 10 Paper Cups 25 Popsicle Sticks 4 sheets of construction paper Packet 2 12” strip of Masking Ta
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After 10 minutes of building, have a representative from each group present their tower to the other groups.
Report Back: 10 min Give some candy to everyone who participated, and debrief!
Building the Tower From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Debrief Objectives Communication Collaboration Team Strategy Illustrate the importance of collaboration among groups working to achieve similar goals.
Demonstrate how competition can be potentially destructive.
Group Size Medium Materials 1 pre-built tower made from: 15 Paper Cups 25 Popsicle Sticks 5 sheets of Construction Paper enough Masking Tape to hold it together 3 packets containing the following items: Packet 1 1 roll of Masking Tape 10 Paper Cups 25 Popsicle Sticks 4 sheets of construction paper Packet 2 12” strip of Masking Ta
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Building the Tower. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: After 10 minutes of building, have a representative from each group present their tower to the other groups.; Report Back: 10 min Give some candy to everyone who participated, and debrief!; Building the Tower From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Debrief Objectives Communication Collaboration Team Strategy Illustrate the importance of collaboration among groups working to achieve similar goals.; Demonstrate how competition can be potentially destructive.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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