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In total we estimate this exercise will take 30 minutes.
Aims:
• To welcome the participants.
• To introduce the facilitator(s) and participants to each other.
• To introduce the facilities.
• To agree the course objectives and timetable.
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Time:
This exercise will take about 25 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 30 minutes for completion.
Aims:
• To welcome the participants.
• To introduce the facilitator(s) and participants to each other.
• To introduce the facilities.
• To agree the course objectives and timetable.
Group Size:
This module is suitable for use with groups of almost any size.
You'll Need:
Nothing, other than the materials provided.
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I used 'course introduction' with a group on a departmental awayday. This really focused participants on the rationale for the day and allowed the groundrules to be discussed in a way that wouldn't have happened otherwise. The 'expectations of each other' allowed discussion of acceptable and desirable behaviour to be clearly stated in a department where several staff members are overbearing and dominatiing in such meetings usually. The main content of the day was more fruitful once this had happened.
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Serena Yeo
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Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 25 minutes.
Aims:
• To explore your participants’ response to change and the factors that drive it.
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Time:
The exercise will take about 10 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 25 minutes for completion.
Aims:
• To explore your participants’ response to change and the factors that drive it.
Group Size:
This module is suitable for use with groups of up to 25 participants.
Useful For:
Staff at all levels.
You'll Need:
• Five red and five green sticky dots for each participant.
Notes:
You will need to have pre-prepared flipcharts with the statements listed as per the handout.
Remote/Virtual Delivery:
There is a Remote Delivery version of this module available in Trainers’ Library.
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This is one of my favourite change activities. Sharing the change curve and looking at feelings that are totally naturally experienced by all when going through change really helps participants who are going through change and manage change to understand themselves and others in addition to moving on to look at what can be done at each stage to move people and themselves through change.
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Anjana Rajani
rated this item with 5 stars.
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This is a good ice-breaker exercise when looking at any aspect of change. It was felt though that there were far too many initial statements, which did cause the exercise to become tedious towards the end. In future sessions I would recommend that the statements be reduced to those that are more applicable to (your) current organisational change. The exercise would then work as a very good introduction to a short or full day course.
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I used this exercise to help people assess how they feel towards change. Delegates may think that they know how they feel about change and how they cope with it. However, by giving them this task it makes them think about change in a different way and it promotes an honest and open discussion.
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Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 20 minutes.
Aims:
• To provide participants the opportunity to practice their attention to detail and accuracy skills when under ever increasing pressure.
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Time:
This exercise will take about 15 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 20 minutes for completion.
Aims:
• To provide participants the opportunity to practice their attention to detail and accuracy skills when under ever increasing pressure.
Group Size:
Suitable for use with groups of almost any size.
You'll Need:
• One set of 180 Filing Frenzy shape cards and instruction cards 1 and 4 for each team (see set up notes).
• A stopwatch or timer.
• A whistle or bell (optional).
• A prize for the winning team (optional).
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Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 20 minutes.
Aims:
• To energise participants.
• To demonstrate the value of breaking major projects down into small goals.
• To demonstrate how positive thinking will impact upon results.
• To demonstrate effective teamwork.
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Time:
This exercise will take about 15 minutes to complete (longer for large groups). In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 20 minutes to complete this module.
Aims:
• To energise participants.
• To demonstrate the value of breaking major projects down into small goals.
• To demonstrate how positive thinking will impact upon results.
• To demonstrate effective teamwork.
Group Size:
Suitable for use with groups of almost any size.
You'll Need:
• A large open space.
• A stopwatch.
• Five balls (tennis, juggling or stress balls are ideal).
Notes:
If using this exercise with very large groups, you will need to split participants into smaller teams.
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Spent a team building day with a group of our senior leaders and we did this as an after lunch energiser. They LOVED it and were buzzing. It was fascinating to see the different approaches in the 2 teams - one was very supportive of each other, calm and relaxed and the other highly competitive with lots of arguing and shouting which made for a great observational debrief. Thank you TL for another fantastic activity.
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Cat Underwood
rated this item with 5 stars.
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This is a great exercise for getting delegates to understand how goal setting supports motivating teams. This was a high energy activity which really got everyone involved
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Jennifer Stevens
rated this item with 5 stars.
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Fantastic activity. Really great for teambuilding and get the team to think about their goals and how best to achieve them. I really liked this as an ice breaker to goal setting it really worked and challenged them, got them motivated, created competition and comeradery. It also gave the opportunity to assess how negative feedback was unehelpful and how positive feedback and encouragement helped to enhance performance. Fantastic simple activity and lots of fun loved it!
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Anjana Rajani
rated this item with 5 stars.
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I was looking for an energiser to use in a leadership and development course on a day when we were discussing motivation. The five balls icebreaker on the Trainers' Library website looked perfect to do this. We bought the equipment that was required, which was really cheap as only tennis balls were needed for the activity. We have now used the activity twice and both times it has worked really
well. What we found was that for large groups we did need to split them into smaller groups (around 8 people) for one facilitator to run the activity successfully. Feedback from the delegates who took part in the activity was excellent, and we thought that it worked really well also. We would definitely recommend this activity to others.
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Shaun Gagie
rated this item with 5 stars.
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Five Balls is an excellent energiser and can be run outside if the weather is good. It encourages Team Leaders to take meetings outside, when appropriate, which is always met with a positive response. Good fun, makes us laugh, perfect recipe for learning.
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rated this item with 3 stars.
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Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 30 minutes.
Aims:
• To explore how participants perceive their role in the team and if they adopt a similar approach away from work.
• To explore how their colleagues perceive their own roles in the team and if this differs away from work.
• To understand the importance of diversity of skills and abilities within a successful team.
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Time:
This exercise will take about 20 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 30 minutes for completion.
Aims:
• To explore how participants perceive their role in the team and if they adopt a similar approach away from work.
• To explore how their colleagues perceive their own roles in the team and if this differs away from work.
• To understand the importance of diversity of skills and abilities within a successful team.
Group Size:
Suitable for use with pre-existing teams of up to 15 team members.
You'll Need:
• One set of My Role Cards per 8 participants, blu tack and flipchart.
Notes:
This exercise is designed for pre-existing teams, especially if they need to work more effectively together.
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Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 15 minutes.
Aims:
• To help participants to understand why clear objectives and goals matter.
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Time:
This exercise will take about 10 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 15 minutes for completion.
Aims:
• To help participants to understand why clear objectives and goals matter.
Group Size:
This exercise is suitable for use with groups of almost any size.
You'll Need:
• One set of Sorting Out Shape Cards per two participants.
• A stopwatch.
• A buzzer or bell to signal when their time is up.
Notes:
Filing Frenzy card packs are available to purchase – each pack contains 10 sets of the shape cards used in this activity.
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Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 15 minutes.
Aims:
• To help participants to understand the limitations of electronic communication when working as a team.
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Time:
This exercise will take about 10 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 15 minutes for completion.
Aims:
• To help participants to understand the limitations of electronic communication when working as a team.
Group Size:
This exercise is suitable for use with groups of 6 or more participants.
You'll Need:
• 1 set of Sorting Out Shape Cards and 3 envelopes per team of 3 participants.
• Every participant needs to use a mobile phone during the exercise.
• A stopwatch.
Filing Frenzy card packs are available to purchase - each pack contains 10 sets of the shape cards used in this activity.
Notes:
This exercise works best with break out spaces, but it’s not essential as long as you have space to separate the 3 sets of players.
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Time:
In total we estimate this exercise will take 20 minutes.
Aims:
• To explore working in project teams.
• To identify the key elements needed for a project team to succeed.
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Time:
This exercise will take about 15 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing about 20 minutes for completion.
Aims:
• To explore working in project teams.
• To identify the key elements needed for a project team to succeed.
Group Size:
This module can be used with groups of almost any size.
You'll Need:
• Nothing other than the materials provided.
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