VIRTUAL WORLD – a journey into more effective teamwork
A simply exercise that is easy to use and will achieve significant result
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm!
The experiential adventure helps teams deal with issues such as leadership, problem solving, decision-making and strategic planning!
1) FIVE LEGGED RACE - Act Interdependently / Consistency / Respect / Quality
You’ve heard of a three-legged race – well here is the five-legged race! Teams of 8 have to race to the finished line working as one is working as five instead of10 logic anyone?!
2) Beach Tag a War
Two teams of 8, whose total mass must not exceed a maximum weight as determined for the class, align themselves at the end of a rope approximately 10 centimeters in circumference. The rope is marked with a "centre line" and two markings four meters either side of the centre line. The teams start with the rope's centre line directly above a line marked on the ground, and once the contest (the "pull") has commenced, attempt to pull the other team such that the marking on the rope closest to their opponent crosses the centre line, or the opponents commit a foul (such as a team member sitting or falling down).
3) Dinosaur Eggs
Your tribe discovers some rare dinosaur eggs and attempts to retrieve them for presentation to the New World. However, local natives have set up a series of fiendish booby-traps that stand in the way of you and millions of dollars. Teams must overcome these traps and safely retrieve the eggs.
(Each team will have a 1.5 m high water pipe, drilled with various sized holes; in the pipe is a ball. The objective of the game is to fill the pipe to a sufficient level with water to allow the retrieval of the ball. Teams are only allowed to use parts of their bodies to stem the water flow. The fastest team is the winner).
This game will test the teams planning and cooperation levels.
4) Priceless Pearl:
Teams will be given a collection of priceless pearls that they must protect at all costs while transporting them to a safe hiding place, away from the evil ‘smoke monster’. Along the way, they will have to overcome a series of fiendish traps, set up by the smoke monster to steal the pearls.