Collaborative Team Challenge for Small Groups - Madagascar Rescue
Collaborative Team Challenge for Small Groups - Madagascar Rescue is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Place a large tarp (approx 2 x 3 metres) on the floor.
- Randomly distribute a bunch of soft toys around the area.
- Ask your group to stand on the tarp entirely, and distribute a ‘stepping stone’ to each person.
- Any touches onto the floor/ground will require the group to start over.
- Then, instruct your group to use the stepping stones to retrieve the numerous soft toys.
- Challenge your group to retrieve all of the objects within these two parameters:
- - Every stepping stone must maintain unbroken physical contact with the group at all times, otherwise, they will lose it; and
- - If someone happens to touch the floor, they must return to the tarp and possibly lose the stone on which they were standing.
- Madagascar Rescue Collaborative team challenge to develop group strategy skills.
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Prompts to use +
Place a large tarp (approx 2 x 3 metres) on the floor.
Ask your group to stand on the tarp entirely, and distribute a ‘stepping stone’ to each person.
Any touches onto the floor/ground will require the group to start over.
Then, instruct your group to use the stepping stones to retrieve the numerous soft toys.
- If someone happens to touch the floor, they must return to the tarp and possibly lose the stone on which they were standing.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Collaborative Team Challenge for Small Groups - Madagascar Rescue. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Place a large tarp (approx 2 x 3 metres) on the floor.; Ask your group to stand on the tarp entirely, and distribute a ‘stepping stone’ to each person.; Any touches onto the floor/ground will require the group to start over.; Then, instruct your group to use the stepping stones to retrieve the numerous soft toys.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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