Looking for Help - Say you had 5 minutes to do a team building exercise...

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Ann Booth on November 6, 2009 at 10:53am

Belina, you could do an ice -breaker (hopefully checked out in advance by a Russian to avoid cultural insensitivity), but it isn't possible to do any meaningful 'teambuilding ' in 5 mins. However are they already pre-existing teams. Have just come across ex which might be adapted to lay ground work for team building -
2 mins to list conditions conducive to creativity, individuality and trust. 2 mins to list conditions which minimise trust and maximise dependency 1 min for each team member to add tick to conditions (on either list ) which exist in their own organisation. Good Luck, deb. How good is their English? (source Filley 1975)

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Permalink Reply by Penny Walker on November 9, 2009 at 2:38am

OK - in pairs, with someone you don't know (may require movement) each pair has to find three things they have in common:
* work related now
* in your work / education / profession in the past
* completely unrelated to work

Fast, unthreatening, and builds common ground.

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Permalink Reply by Belina Raffy on November 9, 2009 at 5:57am

Hi Deborah - thank you for your suggestion. The level of English will be mixed - and I'll be working through an interpreter. They will be in pre-existing teams. I like the idea of getting them to make conscious what behaviours will help them. Best wishes, Belina

Deborah Ann Booth said:

Belina, you could do an ice -breaker (hopefully checked out in advance by a Russian to avoid cultural insensitivity), but it isn't possible to do any meaningful 'teambuilding ' in 5 mins. However are they already pre-existing teams. Have just come across ex which might be adapted to lay ground work for team building -
2 mins to list conditions conducive to creativity, individuality and trust. 2 mins to list conditions which minimise trust and maximise dependency 1 min for each team member to add tick to conditions (on either list ) which exist in their own organisation. Good Luck, deb. How good is their English? (source Filley 1975)

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Permalink Reply by Belina Raffy on November 9, 2009 at 5:58am

Thanks Penny! Lovely, quick exercise to connect them and get them to find out some things they don't know about each other! Cheers, Belina

Penny Walker said:

OK - in pairs, with someone you don't know (may require movement) each pair has to find three things they have in common:
* work related now
* in your work / education / profession in the past
* completely unrelated to work

Fast, unthreatening, and builds common ground.

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