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Fun Outdoor Team Challenge for Creative Thinking - Longest Shadow

Fun Outdoor Team Challenge for Creative Thinking - Longest Shadow is an adventure initiative exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Invite your group outside on a bright, sunny day within a wide open space.
  2. Challenge your group to work together to position themselves in a manner that casts the longest shadow possible.
  3. Each group starts their shadow touching a common starting line.
  4. To heighten the challenge and govern fair play:
  5. - The shadow must be one continuous line, ie all shadows must be connected; and
  6. - Only bodies may be used to cast a shadow, ie no clothing or other props.
  7. Allow the group to have as many attempts as possible within 10 minutes.
  8. Longest Shadow Outdoor team challenge to boost creativity & teamwork.
  9. Longest Shadow leverages the power of ordinary sunlight to spark creative opportunities for groups to work together.
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Prompts to use +

Invite your group outside on a bright, sunny day within a wide open space.

To heighten the challenge and govern fair play:

Allow the group to have as many attempts as possible within 10 minutes.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Outdoor Team Challenge for Creative Thinking - Longest Shadow. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Invite your group outside on a bright, sunny day within a wide open space.; To heighten the challenge and govern fair play:; Allow the group to have as many attempts as possible within 10 minutes.; . Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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