Super Fun Team Challenge Improves Coordination - Phones & Faxes
Super Fun Team Challenge Improves Coordination - Phones & Faxes is an applied improv exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Form a large circle with everyone facing into the centre.
- Invite 2 or 3 volunteers to stand in the centre of the circle with their backs to each other.
- Distribute at least one soft tossable item to every person standing in the circle.
- Announce that the volunteers will soon be challenged to catch as many of the items being tossed into the air as they can.
- On an agreed signal, instruct everyone in the circle to toss their items into the air, aiming to have them land in the circle’s centre.
- Count and tally all items caught by the volunteers.
- Repeat for two or more rounds before inviting a new set of volunteers to swap with those in the centre.
- Challenge your group to continuously improve the number of items caught by the volunteer catchers in a single round.
- Phones & Faxes Fun team challenge to improve coordination & strategy.
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Form a large circle with everyone facing into the centre.
Invite 2 or 3 volunteers to stand in the centre of the circle with their backs to each other.
On an agreed signal, instruct everyone in the circle to toss their items into the air, aiming to have them land in the circle’s centre.
Repeat for two or more rounds before inviting a new set of volunteers to swap with those in the centre.
Challenge your group to continuously improve the number of items caught by the volunteer catchers in a single round.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Super Fun Team Challenge Improves Coordination - Phones & Faxes. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form a large circle with everyone facing into the centre.; Invite 2 or 3 volunteers to stand in the centre of the circle with their backs to each other.; On an agreed signal, instruct everyone in the circle to toss their items into the air, aiming to have them land in the circle’s centre.; Repeat for two or more rounds before inviting a new set of volunteers to swap with those in the centre.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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