Problem Solving Tasks

Initiative Excercises

A series of challenges designed to encourage teams:

  • To identify and understand team roles and the importance of multi skilled teams.
  • To review and improve individual and team performance
  • To explore solutions and make an effective decision

 

Blind Fold Square

 

Form a square with the equipment provided - the only catch is that the whole team is blindfolded.

 

Chain Reaction

 

As a team get across the marsh land using the stepping stones provided - sounds easy until you realise you are tied to your team mates at the ankle!

 

Cresta Run

 

Carry the precious liquid over the challenging course without spilling a drop.

 

Giant Ski's

Transport you and your team around the course on a pair of giant ski's - co-ordination, communication and timing are key!

Giant Skis

Juggernaut

Cross the shark infested custard using the equipment provided.

Juggernaut

Lego land

 

 

You must re-create a building structure to an exact specification, however you must rely on your team mates to describe it to you as you have been seperated and they have the plans.

 

Levitation

 

The floods are coming and you must get all of your team off the ground using only the equipment provided.

 

Melt Down

Diffuse the nuclear bomb that is in the middle of a contaminated hazardous area.

Meltdown

Minefield

 

Navigate your team across the unstable minefield

 

Sheep and Shepherd

 

It is the sheep dog's day off so you have to collect all of the blind, mute sheep and get them into the pen.

 

Spiders Web

Pass through the giant spiders web before it catches you!

Spiders Web

Towers of Hanoi

 

A giant version of this classic mathmatical problem.

 

Traffic Jam

 

Using only certain moves the team must rearrange themselves, making sure they avoid the traffic jam.

 

Trebuchet

 

Build a catapult to launch the precious package to the safety zone.