You may wonder how you, as team leader, can find the time to do everything that is needed - demands from your line manager, requests from your team members, writing reports, dealing with...

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The Icebreakers Pocketbook contains some 40 original activities that will enable...

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To deliver more from less (more sales, profits, etc from fewer resources)...

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A Set of Tasks is a time management game for teams. Two teams are in competition to see if they can complete 10 tasks within a given time limit. The tasks are varied and taxing and...

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An Open and Closed Case is a game that tests both analytical and problem-solving skills. Teams present lateral thinking problems to each other and through a process of questioning gradually...

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Brainstorming gives groups experience of using a variety of 5 different brainstorming techniques, including Sparking, Paradoxical, Intentional and Wording. Following closely on Alex Osborn's...

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Broken Squares is an absorbing game with valuable learning points. Teams are required to put together 5 squares from 15 'broken' pieces. The snag is that they are not allowed to speak to each...

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Buried Treasure is the type of game that everyone loves. It involves teams looking for clues hidden aroung the training area that will lead them to the buried treasure. The secret is that...

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Call My Bluff is based on the popular TV panel game in which teams take turns to define an unusual word with 4 different meanings and challenge the other team to pick the correct meaning. 10...

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Communication Cards is an unusual but powerful game that has many layers of learning. Using just one pack of cards, players have to work out not just the task but the goal of the game as...

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Concentration is based on an old parlour game in which teams have to collect more pairs of cards than their opponents. The twist in this game is that the pairs of cards reveal teambuilding...

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Decision Time is the ultimate decision-making exercise. Using 5 different models, teams look at the same issue from 5 different prospectives and come to a decision. Learning skills...

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Flying Eggs is a classic game in which teams have to design and build a device that will drop an egg from a 3rd storey building without smashing it. The device may only use a limited...

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Getting the Team Across is an adventure exercise for those who are prepared to work on a physically demanding challenge. It can be run indoors or out and has many applications in developing...

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Grandma's Will is a great game for those who want to perfect their negotiating skills. 7 relatives and friends of the late Kate Thoroughgood have gathered to see what they have been left in...

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How Many Triangles is a deceptively easy game in which teams have to work out how many triangles there are in 3 different diagrams. The secret to success in this game is to devise a strategy...

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Is Randolph Guilty? is a role-playing game in which team members get to play the part of jurors in a case of manslaughter. Reminiscent of the 1957 film "12 Angry Men", this exercise is an...

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It's Good to Talk is a team meeting role-play exercise. Taking the same agenda items, but seen from different points of view, the Chair and team face potential conflict unless the meeting is...

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Lost at Sea is a classic team exercise in which players put themselves in the position of being on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean and have to make a ranking list of items that they have...

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Millionaire's Row is a quiz game that is similar to the TV show "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" except that in this version the players play as a team. Each contestant has to answer a series...

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Model Building is an excellent game to highlight a team's communication skills. Two teams are set the task of re-creating a lego design built in another room but with only one person at...

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Moon Landing is a classic team exercise in which players put themselves in the position of being stranded on the Moon and having to make a ranking list of items that they need for a 200 mile...

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New Numerals is a great game to play to give teams a feel for what it is like to undergo change. Teams have to learn a new system for the numbers 1 to 9 and are tested on how well they have...

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Picture Puzzles is a superficially straightforward game in which teams have 3 rounds to put names to different pictures. At a deeper level however it is a powerful game highlighting the need...

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Ping Pong Slalom is an energising teambuilder that is guaranteed to have everyone up on their feet cheering on their team. Two teams compete to blow a ping-pong ball around a tabletop slalom...

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Rating the Professor is a game that helps teams look at their perceptions and prejudices. By secretly dividing the group into two teams and giving them descriptions that only vary by one...

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Sign In is a challenging game that requires teams to learn how to communicate with customers who have hearing difficulties. Using American Sign Language, teams have to compete over 3 rounds...

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Survival is a scenario-based game in which teams have to make their way from a plane disaster to rescue and survival. They have 12 days to get through, each of which gives them a...

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Team Jigsaw is a great exercise in showing teams how to work together to solve a problem. Teams are given a confusing mix of snippets from one of the supplied worksheet quotes and have to...

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The Obelisk of Zin is a classic game that works particularly well for large teams. Using a set of information cards that they can't show to their colleagues, the team has to work out when a...

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The Object Carrier is a game in which teams have to design and build a device that will carry an object 10 feet. The device may only use a limited selection of materials including 2 eggs and...

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