Creative Constraints Problem Solving Exercise
This exercise pushes delegates to find innovative solutions to common problems by working within strict, arbitrary constraints. The setup leads to creative problem-solving and builds emotional resi...
Creative Pattern Puzzle Challenge for Teambuilding
The Creative Pattern Puzzle Challenge is designed to hone skills in creativity, idea generation and management, project management, and team building. By engaging delegates in the manipulation of a...
Sprint Methodology: Product Development Exercise
The purpose of this project management exercise is to simulate a real-world product development and marketing scenario, focusing on eco-friendly innovation. It is designed to enhance delegates’ und...
Quick, Concise Motivational Techniques to Get You Out of Bed and Going
Here is a compiled selection of motivational techniques aimed at overcoming morning sluggishness and boosting motivation and productivity. These strategies are ideal for both individuals looking to...
The Strangest Secret: Progressive Realisation of a Worthy Ideal
Earl Nightingale, a renowned self-help author, speaker, and radio personality, left a profound impact on the field of personal development and success. His teachings have inspired millions worldwid...
Powerful Strategic Planning Exercises to Include in Your Courses
Strategic planning exercises help to re-energise your team and set them on the path of growth. It can inspire teams in any business, boost energy and moral and give a sense of direction to where th...
Student Group Maker for Teachers: How to Use Group Layouts
Suppose you want to run an exercise in your course and want to divide your class into groups of 4. That is rather straight forward to do for small groups. Now, suppose you want to run another exe...
Agile vs. Traditional Task Management Exercise
This is a useful exercise in demonstrating the difference between Agile and traditional development environments such as waterfall. It can also help explore concepts such as silo mentality, where e...
Productivity Exercise: Multitasking Can Undermine Performance
These days, we want to multitask everything and all at once. Sometimes, when the work is routine, multitasking improves performance; for example, when you are cooking something you already know. Mo...
When to Run a Course and How to Time It
You are a subject expert. You are in the process of designing a face-to-face interactive course and wonder how to offer it to the market. A primary question you may ask yourself is how to decide th...
Team Building Exercise: Leaky Pipes
This is a classic exercise on team building. It is fun to participate in this exercise and yet it is quite powerful in bringing a team together while teaching communication, leadership and problem ...
Board Games for Team Building and Icebreakers
The purpose of icebreakers is to bring people together, familiarise them with each other, put them into the zone and basically break the ice as the name suggests. The purpose of team building activ...
Learn Scrum with an Exercise on Agile Project Management
Agile project management was popularised by the tech industry and has its roots in Japanese companies such as Toyota, Honda and Fuji. There are many who think agile development can lead to efficien...
Back in 2013 we released a software tool on our website called Clock Buddies. Clock Buddies refers to a traditional tool used to pair people up in a classroom setting. Each person was given a blank...
Team Building Exercise: Snakes and Plates
In this team building exercise, delegates work together to complete a task. It requires concentration, planning and fast execution. Here, the decisions made by one team can affect the performance o...
What Can We Learn from Arnold’s Career Choices
Is there such a thing as a good career or a bad career? Is there such a thing as a good hobby or a bad hobby? Such choices are often very personal so can we really say what is good for people and w...
Training Technique: Combined Ranking
When delivering training courses, sometimes you need to get the delegates go through an exercise that involves sorting cards. Card sorting is a training activity where you get the delegates to thin...
What Does it Really Mean to Look into the Future
We all do this, think about our future and asking ourselves how we can improve it. That is a fair question and indeed makes perfect sense for a forward looking progressive society. Unfortunately, i...
