Fun Problem-Solving Exercise for Coordination - Tin Can Pass
Fun Problem-Solving Exercise for Coordination - Tin Can Pass is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Form a circle, preferably with your group sitting on the floor.
- Introduce an A-10 tin can and challenge your group to pass it around the circle using only their feet with as few falls as possible.
- Explain that a ‘fall’ is considered any time the can touches anything other than a shoe or foot.
- Repeat the task several times, with ample time for discussion between attempts, until the group achieves its goal.
- Introduce one or more challenging variations, including the passing of two tin cans, passed in opposing directions, etc.
- Tin Can Pass Fun problem-solving exercise to build coordination & teamwork.
- Tin Can Pass is a fun problem-solving exercise that develops collaboration whilst strengthening communication and innovative thinking skills.
- As a challenging team-building game, it demands creative solutions, careful coordination and collaborative problem-solving.
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Form a circle, preferably with your group sitting on the floor.
Introduce an A-10 tin can and challenge your group to pass it around the circle using only their feet with as few falls as possible.
Explain that a ‘fall’ is considered any time the can touches anything other than a shoe or foot.
Repeat the task several times, with ample time for discussion between attempts, until the group achieves its goal.
Tin Can Pass Fun problem-solving exercise to build coordination & teamwork.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Problem-Solving Exercise for Coordination - Tin Can Pass. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form a circle, preferably with your group sitting on the floor.; Introduce an A-10 tin can and challenge your group to pass it around the circle using only their feet with as few falls as possible.; Explain that a ‘fall’ is considered any time the can touches anything other than a shoe or foot.; Repeat the task several times, with ample time for discussion between attempts, until the group achieves its goal.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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