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I used “Idea Box” as part of a session with a small group of managers who have been tasked with merging two departments.
It was an incredibly effective exercise for taking them away from worrying about how to resolve the differences between the two departments and moving them to relishing the project as an opportunity to improve.
I used flipchart in place of the PowerPoint as I wanted a low-tech session. We worked through one real-life scenario. Overall, it took about 15 minutes.
It was like watching lightbulbs switching on! It removed the fear and dread of the challenges ahead of them by demonstrating a (fun) way to systematically tackle this project. Great response – everyone commented how helpful it was.
Linda Wallace
rated this item with 5 stars.
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I have experienced “Forced Connections” as a participant on a Discovery Day and found it really energising and fun! I used it in a slightly different way with a small group of managers who have been tasked with merging two departments and it was brilliant for moving people into a receptive and positive frame of mind.
I didn’t use the video as I wanted a low-tech session. We listed a few of the problems, or ‘challenges’ (we’d looked at the importance of language earlier in the session) the project would include. In itself, acknowledging the range of challenges was helpful. The group selected one challenge to focus on; then everyone chose an item. Items were very random! I grabbed a range of things from the L&D cupboard including books, a plastic goblet, play-doh, stationery, a pack of cards, a bow tie, a blind fold. Overall it took about 10 - 15 minutes.
Interestingly, all of the forced links participants made were positive ways of thinking about the challenge. It generated energy and really set everyone up for the planning stage.
Linda Wallace
rated this item with 5 stars.
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I ran the Jack Fruggle’s Treasure last week – and it was a HUGE success!!! It went down really well with the group of 5 teams. As I had 34 people, I nominated 4 observers and took an observer role myself – it was a good decision, it made debriefing even richer afterwards.
I set the time to 45 minutes first, but this was absolutely not enough. I added another 20 minutes and then one team did it!
The debriefing was actually fantastic, first within teams with the observer and then in plenary, where we were able to especially focus on what made the winning team win – and how this is important in “the real world”. Very, very good response and engagement from everybody, which the director pointed out to me afterwards.
Several of the participants thanked me afterwards and said that it had been a very fun but also meaningful activity.
It is a fun and engaging game but with a LOT of depth to the debriefing and take aways.
Catharina Biver
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I used this at an assessment centre for an in-house talent programme and it was brilliant way to observe behaviours and emphasise the importance of working together rather than trying to out do each other.
Clare Bell
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A great activity to build trust between team members at the beginning of a long term programme
Clare Bell
rated this item with 5 stars.
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