Tall Ship Game

2 Sets Available in the HRD Library

Details
- Activity takes 2 hours
- Each set has Facilitator guide, participant guides, DVD, Timer, Building pieces with a bag, supplementary notes and guides, and a carrying bag.
- Each set allows for 3 teams of 5-7 people

Reservation Instructions
Contact 801-422-5884 or email wellness@byu.edu

Activity Overview
Tall Ships is a learning exercise that tasks teams to work together under pressure to build the tallest ship mast possible at the lowest cost. The challenge focuses on teaching participants how to adapt and respond to differing conditions while still ensuring the quality of work is kept at an extremely high level.

Activity Instructions
Teams are assembled to represent imaginary boat-building companies that have been chosen by “The Seven Seas Company” to bid on a big contract for designing and building a tall ship. In order for a team to be awarded the winning bid, they must first demonstrate they can successfully embody the “Seven C’s” upon which the company is founded: Clarity, Capability, Collaboration, Commitment, Communication, Continuous Improvement, and Creativity. These “Seven C’s” aren’t just a fictional part of the game. Research has shown that effective team performance typically comes as a result of several interrelated factors working together to create the best conditions possible for success. Players learn that each separate part of a ship cannot accomplish extraordinary results on its own. The only way that is possible is when all the pieces work together as an integrated system. The same is true for effective team performance. Individuals are an important piece of the equation, but only by working together can they accomplish truly incredible things.

Facilitator Guide
Suggested Use
As a training for teams that have been disrupted (or will be disrupted) by high turnover, reorganization, or unpredictable work environments

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