The Training Design Festival June 2023
A full day event for busy L&D practitioners to learn, collaborate, be inspired and get stuff done!
A Full Deck
A quick and simple exercise that links nicely to a number of topics including communication, negotiation, collaboration, teamwork and planning. This is a physical exercise, and you will need some packs of ordinary playing cards to run it. DOWNLOAD NOW
Who owns the Canary?
A simple problem-solving/information sharing exercise that can be used to explore leadership, communication, collaboration and (of course) problem solving. DOWNLOAD NOW
Missing Pieces
A classic (physical) exercise which can be used to explore collaboration, teamwork, problem-solving, negotiation and achieving objectives. You’ll need some children’s jigsaws and around 15-30 minutes for this exercise, depending on complexity of jigsaw and level of debrief. DOWNLOAD NOW
Broken Squares
A classic (physical) exercise explores communication, collaboration, teamwork, problem-solving and achieving objectives. With large groups, a variation can be run to explore leadership – especially collaborative or servant leadership. There is a little preparation to do, but it isn’t too difficult or time consuming. DOWNLOAD HERE
Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry
This short Introductory Guide is taken from Appreciating Change where you can learn more about this useful technique that is very helpful in a range of scenarios, including coaching, team working. collaboration, negotiation and generally building better working relationships. DOWNLOAD NOW to get a taste of this technique and how it can be used.
Collaborative Working
Working together is a common topic in many training events that we design, so here’s a collection of resources that you might find useful… Questionnaire This simplified version of the Thomas-Klmann conflict questionnaire helps people to identify their default mode for handling conflict. Videos Exercises: The SMARTIE Game The Red/Blue game The Ugli Orange The…
The Zin Obelisk
This is a complex, team-problem-solving exercise originally published in “Team Development Manual” by Mike Woodcock published by Gower in 1979. It can be run virtually with a little preparation, and is pretty versatile in what learning points you can get from it. Suitable for exploring problem solving, communication and collaborative working, Here are some materials…
Tap it Out
A fun exercise with a serious undertone! Teams tap out tunes and ask team-mates to guess what they are playing. But there’s a twist!! Can work virtually as well as Face-to-face, as long as you can set up break-out rooms. Using a drum or tambourine is recommended, but it’s not necessary. A pencil on the…
Houston – We have a Problem
Classic Clip from the film Apollo 13 which shows how people worked together to solve a problem under incredible pressure. Lots of learning points to be drawn out about collaboration, trust, problem solving, creative thinking, team working and much more. WATCH NOW