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Quick Team Challenge For Creativity - Leaning Tower of Feetza

Quick Team Challenge For Creativity - Leaning Tower of Feetza is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), 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. Leaning Tower Of Feetza Quick team challenge to spark creativity & problem-solving.
  2. Leaning Tower of Feetza is a quick team challenge that turns ordinary shoes into construction materials that test a group’s creativity and teamwork.
  3. The three-minute time limit adds excitement and avoids overthinking while generating natural discussion about collaboration, resource management and new perspectives.
  4. Explain that each group is to build the tallest free-standing structure they can using only their shoes.
  5. Everyone has exactly three minutes to complete the task.
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Leaning Tower of Feetza is a quick team challenge that turns ordinary shoes into construction materials that test a group’s creativity and teamwork.

Explain that each group is to build the tallest free-standing structure they can using only their shoes.

Everyone has exactly three minutes to complete the task.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Quick Team Challenge For Creativity - Leaning Tower of Feetza. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: ; Leaning Tower of Feetza is a quick team challenge that turns ordinary shoes into construction materials that test a group’s creativity and teamwork.; Explain that each group is to build the tallest free-standing structure they can using only their shoes.; Everyone has exactly three minutes to complete the task.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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