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Games Used Today And In The Future With Your Councils:
Games Used Today And In The Future With Your Councils:
Leaders You LoveThere are many great leaders in every field and era, with plenty of leadership styles ranging from transformational to transactional. We can learn from that history. Often our sights are set on specific leadership skills that resonate with us, but that myopic view can leave other important attributes in the shadows.So, get a few small groups together and have them discuss leaders they know or admire and why. Give it a time limit and # of leaders limit. Then get everyone together and talk about leadership with the examples they culled in the smaller groups. Not only will the results be enlightening, it’ll help the group bond. Variation: pick a faster time limit and do rounds. Another variation is to give categories such as spirit leaders, student leaders, leaders under 40, historical leaders, presidential leaders, celebrity leaders, etc.
Desert IslandWhat objects would you want to have if you had to survive on a desert island? Break up into teams and have them choose five items that they all can agree are essential to their survival. Be ready to share with the other groups in ____ mins. (you pick the time limit)We’re not talking about your favorite album or book, but life-or-death decision-making, which will illustrate people’s priorities and also show how willing they are to compromise and work together for the greater good. It’s a great exercise to learn how to work with limitations, and it involves planning, risk-taking and communications, all the basic skills of leading a project. Variation: come back together and pick five items as a group.
Stand Up
Here’s a simple game that requires no props. You need only two people, who are sitting on the floor. They face one another, with the soles of their feet together and holding hands. The object of this game is to have both players stand up at the same time. It’s a great way to develop teamwork and trust, while working on problem solving and collaboration.Stand Up
Electricity: Nothing much is needed to prepare this game, except a small coin (like a quarter) and two small objects (such as a paper cup or foam ball) that can be grabbed by the winner. Arrange everyone into two long lines of people, approximately equivalent in length, and have each line hold hands with both lines facing each other. Everyone's eyes should be closed and everyone is silent with their heads down. Place the object at the end of lines. To start the game, the 2 people at the end will have their eyes open and will watch the coin being flipped by a facilitator until the coin lands on heads. The two people at the front of each team squeeze the hand of the next person in the chain. When the last person on the other end of the line receives a squeeze, they reach for the object and that team is the winner.
Rock Paper Scissors:
Have everyone choose a partner that they don’t know very well. On go, everyone plays rock paper scissors. After one person wins, the person that lost will now be the winners' cheerleader. Whoever won, they will walk around to find a new competition to play rock paper scissors as the cheerleaders cheer them on. It will soon end up coming to 2 people left with a huge crowd to cheer them on, which will get you, 1 winner. Rock Paper Scissors:
**Add a "ROYALTY" variation with 5 winners. Everyone starts out as an egg.. Every time they win, they bump up by one sign: egg, chicken, raptor, superhero and royalty. Egg-hands over head in a circle, chicken-flap like chicken wings, raptor-flying arms, superhero-arm in air hand on hip, royalty-hands on head like crown. Each sign can only play their own sign. Winner becomes next sign up. Loser always becomes an egg. Play for 5 winners. Then they play next sign up, until one becomes royalty. This needs an MC to facilitate.
Letter Bomb:
What you will need: paper, pens, clipboards.Directions: Link arms in a circle with members in your group. An MC at the front of the gym will ask a question. Pass a paper around the circle, each team member writing one letter at a time, until the whole answer is written. Once your group has finished, send one person to run the paper up to the MC in front. Points will be given to the first group with the right answer.Letter Bomb:
Lovers Leap:
What you will need: partners and musicDirections: Have everyone choose a partner, preferably around their own size and strength. Form two circles, an inner circle with all of the A’s and an outer circle with the B’s. While the coach or leader plays music, the people the inner circle walk clockwise, while the outer circle moves counter-clockwise. (If you don’t have music, just walk until the leader calls out a sign.) When the music stops, call out one of the signs listed below. The last pair to find each other and get into position is eliminated until a winner is found. Variation: Have everyone change partners the next time you play. Signs for Lovers Leap:Lover’s Leap: one partner jumps into other partners arms like a baby.London Bridge: Link hands to form a bridge and sway.Sailor: Sit on partner’s knee and both salute.Cowboy: Hop on partner’s back and swing rope.Dead Bug: Both partners lay on backs and wiggle legs in air.Jello: One person makes circle with arms in front of them. Other person gets inside and wiggles like jello. Lovers Leap:
Maneuver the MinefieldFirst, blindfold one person in the group. Then, set up an obstacle course or minefield around them. Next, establish a limited set of words that can be said to help direct the blindfolded person through the minefield. For example, just four words: left, right, forward, back.The object of this leadership game is to guide the blindfolded person through the minefield without incident. You can do this in the office or outside on a company retreat, but either way you’re going to develop your communications skills and one of the more elusive leadership bonds — trust.
Trust WalkTrust Walk is one of those classic trust-building games for kids that can be played in pairs or groups. One kid is blindfolded, gently spun around, and moved a few steps away from their initial position. Another kid comes over and acts as a guide. They have to get the blindfolded kid back to their original position through verbal cues. This game can be multiplayer to make it more of a challenge.A variation of the game involves pairs working together as one participant closes their eyes and is led through a playing space by another participant. The goal is to create an emotionally and physically safe experience for the partner who can’t see. This game challenges verbal and physical direction, spatial awareness, and collaboration. You can also create safe obstacle courses to increase difficulty levels and truly test communication capabilities.
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