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Marooned on an Island
“Marooned on an Island” is an excellent management exercise that you, as a workshop/seminar leader, can use in your programs, modules or sessions on “team work”, “team building”, “problem solving”, “creativity”, “group dynamics”, “group process”, “leadership”, “inter-group communication”, “conflict management”, “consensus building” etc.
Randomly divide the participants of your program into several groups. Each group can have five to six participants. For random grouping, follow the method given in the management exercise titled “Pass the Message” at URL http://management-games-icebreakers.blogspot.com/search/label/Pass%20the%20Message
The members of each group will sit together. Distance the groups from each other such that the discussions in one group will not disturb or interfere the other groups.
Now give instructions to all the groups about what the exercise is all about. Tell them as given below.
Start of instructions:
“You (members of a group) were sailing in the waters in a boat. You were heading towards an island. As you landed on the island, a high tide came and swept your boat away in the mid sea. Soon the boat got lost in the sea waters. And thus you got marooned in this lonely island. Now you need to survive, get out out of this island safely and reach your homes.
What six items would you have brought with you to get over such an emergency if you anticipated that you might be stranded this way. You are only allowed six items per team, not per person.
Discuss in your group and finalize the choice of these six items. Write down the names/descriptions of these items on a chart paper in big bold letters for display later. Each group will be allowed 20 minutes for this.
When all the groups finish doing it, one person from each group will make presentation to convince about its plan of action and choice of six items as selected by it.
Other groups may ask questions after each presentation.”
End of instructions
Now let the groups work for next 20 minutes on this exercise and later on make their presentations.
Share your observations about various aspects (group process, team work, creativity, problem solving, communication, leadership, conflict resolution, consensus building etc) of the exercise as carried out by each group.
Wrap up the exercise with additional inputs, if necessary, from you.
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(Refer our High Quality Management Encyclopedia
“Management Universe” at: http://management-universe.blogspot.com/)
Marooned on an Island
“Marooned on an Island” is an excellent management exercise that you, as a workshop/seminar leader, can use in your programs, modules or sessions on “team work”, “team building”, “problem solving”, “creativity”, “group dynamics”, “group process”, “leadership”, “inter-group communication”, “conflict management”, “consensus building” etc.
Randomly divide the participants of your program into several groups. Each group can have five to six participants. For random grouping, follow the method given in the management exercise titled “Pass the Message” at URL http://management-games-icebreakers.blogspot.com/search/label/Pass%20the%20Message
The members of each group will sit together. Distance the groups from each other such that the discussions in one group will not disturb or interfere the other groups.
Now give instructions to all the groups about what the exercise is all about. Tell them as given below.
Start of instructions:
“You (members of a group) were sailing in the waters in a boat. You were heading towards an island. As you landed on the island, a high tide came and swept your boat away in the mid sea. Soon the boat got lost in the sea waters. And thus you got marooned in this lonely island. Now you need to survive, get out out of this island safely and reach your homes.
What six items would you have brought with you to get over such an emergency if you anticipated that you might be stranded this way. You are only allowed six items per team, not per person.
Discuss in your group and finalize the choice of these six items. Write down the names/descriptions of these items on a chart paper in big bold letters for display later. Each group will be allowed 20 minutes for this.
When all the groups finish doing it, one person from each group will make presentation to convince about its plan of action and choice of six items as selected by it.
Other groups may ask questions after each presentation.”
End of instructions
Now let the groups work for next 20 minutes on this exercise and later on make their presentations.
Share your observations about various aspects (group process, team work, creativity, problem solving, communication, leadership, conflict resolution, consensus building etc) of the exercise as carried out by each group.
Wrap up the exercise with additional inputs, if necessary, from you.
Here is your chance of buying the book "Classic Management Games, Exercises, Energizers and Icebreakers"(Readers picked up 415+ copies of the book in just two weeks of January 2012):
For owning your copy/copies of the book, visit the following Amazon.com sites:For eBook format: http://www.amazon.com/Management-Exercises-Energizers-Icebreakers-ebook/dp/B004OEKF0I/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1323836948&sr=1-1
For book in print form: http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Management-Exercises-Energizers-Icebreakers/dp/1461029945/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323837139&sr=1-1
Our Books Publications (Books authored by Shyam Bhatawdekar and Dr Kalpana Bhatawdekar)
Own your copy/copies of the following bestseller books authored by eminent management gurus and consultants Shyam Bhatawdekar and Dr Kalpana Bhatawdekar:
1.HSoftware (Human Software) (The Only Key to Higher Effectiveness) or HSoftware Shyam Bhatawdekar’s Effectiveness Model)
2. Classic Management Games, Exercises, Energizers and Icebreakers
3. Sensitive Stories of Corporate World (Management Case Studies)
4. Funny (and Not So Funny) Short Stories
5. Stress? No Way!! (Handbook on Stress Management)
You may like to go to the above-mentioned titles (web links) and order your copies on Amazon.com on Internet. The books are available in printed form and also as eBooks.
Or
Persons residing in India may like to write to our email address prodcons@prodcons.comand order your copies.
For More Guidance, Assistance, Training and Consultation
Contact: prodcons@prodcons.com
Training in all the soft skills and various management functions/techniques is imparted by Prodcons Group’s Mr Shyam Bhatawdekar and/or Dr (Mrs) Kalpana Bhatawdekar, eminent management educationists, management consultants and trainers- par excellence, with distinction of having trained over 150,000 people from around 250 organizations.
Also refer: (Prodcons Group) http://prodcons-group.blogspot.com/,
(Training Programs by Prodcons Group) http://training-development-function.blogspot.com/, (Productivity Consultants) http://productivity-consultants.blogspot.com/
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