Objectives
- To help team members become more aware of each other’s perceptions and values.
- To identify the characteristics of good team members.
Time
Approximately 60 minutes depending on the number of presentations.
Materials Required
Paper, flip charts and marker pens.
Instructions
- Team members need to imagine that they have just been marooned on a desert island. This is an unusual desert island and they are able to select six well known people to come with them. These may be well known personalities from public life or television to be marooned with. Team members have five minutes to write down the names.
- Each member in turn then tells the rest of the team who they selected and their reasons for making such a selection. Write the names on the flip chart.
Debrief
- Did anyone have trouble trying to reduce their list to six?
- Did anyone have trouble not finding enough people to be marooned with?
- Now that they have heard everyone’s selections, would anyone like to change their mind?
- Are there any themes which they notice about the sort of people who were chosen?
- What are the characteristics of people who create this sort of respect?
- Agree together on your “dream team”.
- Discuss issues related to diversity and the qualities of good team members.