Wall Newspaper: Team Work 2
What Makes Teamwork Successful?
Wall Newspaper: Team Work
The answers to the following questions are written on two papers: What Makes Decision Making More Difficult? What Can Help?
Voting on a Verdict
Materials: Two charts of voting outcomes (see annex), a lot of small notes of equal size to serve as ballots, two flipchart papers to record the voting results Exercise...
Twenty Minutes of Blindness
Materials: Blindfolds for all participants (scarves, kerchiefs) Exercise description Slowly and clearly read the instructions: “The whole group will spend 20 minutes doing as they please. You can go...
Tower
Materials: A few pairs of scissors and sticky tape, old newspapers or used flipchart paper Exercise description The participants split into groups of four or five people. All the groups...
To My Wall
Exercise description Split into two groups. The groups line up facing each other so that each person from one group has a pair from the other. The pairs stand with...
Swamp
Materials: Masking tape Exercise description A grid of squares is drawn on the floor, 6 x 8 squares It can be made by using masking tape. Each square should be...
Strengths and Weaknesses in Ways of Decision Making
Materials: Flipchart paper, markers Exercise description Split into four small groups. Each group is assigned one way of decision making: compromise, consensus, voting and “follow the leader”. The task is...
Smarties
Materials: A few hundred Smarties(or similar sweets) and small dishes for all the participants Exercise description The whole group sits in a semicircle and everyone takes a small dish. Before...
Reflection Groups
The Reflection Groups are conceived of as a space for reflection and exchange among participants without the presence of the trainers. They are formed during the first or second day...
Reflection and Analysis of Teamwork
Materials: Flipchart paper, markers Exercise description Step 1 – Everyone thinks individually about the following: How satisfied am I with my behaviour in teamwork? How satisfied am I with the...
Planet
Materials: Paper, pencils Exercise description Check that everyone has a paper and pencil and then slowly and clearly read the background story at least twice. Story: “A new planet has...
Open Team
The Open Team are evaluation meetings by the training team after each work day that two or three participants can join. The Open Team gives the team an opportunity to...
Open Nights
The Open Nights are conceived of as an additional opportunity for team work outside of the planned thematic part of the training. Open Nights have become a significant segment of...
Journal
Materials: Notebook, pencil The journal is a notebook that is always in the workshop room. Participants and trainers can write their thoughts in the notebook, as well as messages that...
Jigsaw Puzzle*
Exercise description The participants split into groups of five (the remaining participants can be observers). Everyone stays in the same room, but the groups sit in separate circles. It would...
Hotels
Exercise description Task: “You are in the role of participants in peacebuilding training. Your task is to decide where the next stage of the training will be held. The training...
Four Colours, Drawing Exercise
Materials: 4 flipchart papers; felt-tip pens, colouring pencils or crayons; questionnaire printout for each participant Exercise description Split into small groups of four. The participants pick a colour (crayons, felt-tip...
Fishbowl: Agreement on Working Together
Materials: Flipchart paper, markers Exercise description Fishbowl Method Step 1 – Split into three groups. Each group prepares a proposal for an agreement on working together. Each group chooses two...
Fishbowl
The Fishbowlis a method for discussing a topic or making a decision. The participants sit in a circle with four to six chairs placed in the middle of the circle...
Delegating Exercise
Materials: Prepared index cards with more information for the groups Exercise description Split into three groups: “Drama”, “Music” and “Computers/English”. Story: “The youth centre in a small Bosnian town has...
Decision Making Model
Exercise description Split into two groups. In both groups one to two people have the role of observers of the decision- making process (volunteers). The groups are given the task...
Cutting Paper
Materials: Large paper and scissors Exercise description Call for volunteers who want to participate in the exercise, a total of seven people. Their task is to first think...
Cooperation and Teamwork 2
Workshop Example (Part Two) Game Planet Type of exercise: Role play Duration: 90–100 minutes Materials: Paper, pencils Exercise description Check that everyone has a paper and pencil and...
Cooperation and Teamwork
The Cooperation and Teamwork workshop usually takes up two whole blocks, meaning one full day at the ten-day Basic Training in Peacebuilding organised by CNA. That is why the workshop...
Centipede*
Materials: Chairs or other items to serve as obstacles Exercise description The participants split into two groups. Each group forms a “centipede”: They stand in a column, eyes closed, with...
Auction
Materials: “Paintings”, “Points” Exercise description The participants split into three groups. Each group is given the task of buying as many paintings at the auction as they can. The bidding...