Ten activities to enhance and encourage trust within a group of people. Activities range from fast-paced and fun to those which give cause for thought; all encourage participants to dig deeper and learn more about how to trust and inspire trust from others.
Advocacy and InquiryExercise: Participants demonstrate their behaviour in a conflict situation and are provided with an alternative approach to improve resolution. An effective means of communicating without losing rapport or creating tension and conflict |
Balls in a BucketTask: Teams collect their colour of randomly distributed ping pong balls faster than any other team whilst staying physically connected to each other Fast and furious team game that is bound to bring up sabotage and win/lose or lose/lose strategies in a highly competitive environment (10 mins) |
Blindfold Team RaceTask: Take turns in leading a blindfolded team in a relay race while staying connected to each other A challenging trust exercise for teams learning to do whatever it takes (20 mins) |
Building RapportExercise: Participants learn and practice 3 key areas and 18 top tips for building rapport Simple but effective ways to get “in tune” with others and give them a feeling that you really care about them. |
Feedback ExerciseExercise: Participants roll play giving and receiving feedback and are provided with an alternative approach to improve resolution in feedback situations. An effective means of getting the feedback outcome desired – communicating without losing rapport or creating tension and conflict |
Feeding FrenzyTask: Participants in pairs take a meal together and must spoon-feed each other in order to get anything to eat A game that will break down barriers between participants and encourage the adoption of a “do-whatever-it-takes” attitude. (20 mins) |
Matching and Mirroring ExerciseExercise: Participants match each other’s physiology while listening and talking to better understand each other and build rapport. A very simple exercise that demonstrates how adopting another person’s physiology can create a feeling of togetherness. |
Power Triangle Role PlaysExercise: Participants role play different scenario from the position of “intimidator”, “rescuer” and “victim” A powerful way to understand how self and others operate |
Team Values and Rules ExerciseExercise: Participants set the core values, and flowing from them the protocols and rules, that form the context in which the team will operate. A great way to frame acceptable team behaviour. |
Trusting DriversTask: Participants drive their eyes-shut partner around the room as fast as safely possible A short and very energetic fun game that demonstrates the effect of different trust levels on team performance (5 mins) |
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