Is 2.5 hours long enough to build a cat condo/tree during a team building event?
I have a team of 20 professionals who usually sit at a desk all day and work very long hours. I plan to have them do a team building event where they will be broken into 3 teams and will have 2.5 hours to build a kitty condo. All materials and tools will be provided but they must come up with the design on their own. The goal is to provide an experience where they will learn about each other, gain some awareness of communication differences and work together under stress. We have some team members who have analysis paralysis and others that make fast decisions without much research. I want to challenge them to create a plan and execute it as a team, but I am worried that 2.5 hours is not enough time. Again, all necessary tools will be provided to each team. What do you think?
I think you have a GREAT learning opportunity going on here. Now, as long as you give them the first .5 hr. to draw up their plans (and this is really rushing it, but it CAN be done), and the next 2 hours for the building/assembly process, then–YES! If they work well together as a team they CAN do this in 2.5 hours. This is something that Donald Trump should have thought of for one of the team efforts on The Apprentice. GREAT IDEA! Best of luck to all one this one!!
June 28th, 2010 at 12:57 am
Sure but what you gonna do for the other 2 hours.
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June 28th, 2010 at 1:07 am
I think you have a GREAT learning opportunity going on here. Now, as long as you give them the first .5 hr. to draw up their plans (and this is really rushing it, but it CAN be done), and the next 2 hours for the building/assembly process, then–YES! If they work well together as a team they CAN do this in 2.5 hours. This is something that Donald Trump should have thought of for one of the team efforts on The Apprentice. GREAT IDEA! Best of luck to all one this one!!
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