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Games: Build the tower

Games: Build the tower

From the course: Increasing Collaboration on Your Team

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Games: Build the tower

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- A really great game, If you want your team to collaborate live in the room, is called Build the Tower. Here's how it works. Split your group into equally sized small teams. The minimum number is two people and the max is five or six. Give each group a set of supplies to build their tower. The goal here is to make it an unusual mix of building materials. Sure, they can certainly use Popsicle sticks and tape, but it's also really fun to see what they can build with uncooked spaghetti, gum and cotton balls. Have fun gathering the supplies because the more unusual you make them, the more creative they have to be. Next, give the teams a time limit to build the tallest tower and let the hilarity ensue. It's not uncommon for teams to take an early lead only to have their structure collapse before the bell rings. So encourage groups to keep trying until the time is up. There are lots of ways to debrief this activity from how they…

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