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Free Team Building Game
The Worst Idea is the Best
Idea
INDOOR or OUTDOOR
Objective:
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Supports “out-of-the-box” thinking.
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Fights against "But we've always done it this way!"
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Encourages participation from all team members.
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Creates increasingly open communications.
Development Areas:
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Creativity
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Cooperation
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Problem Solving
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Collaboration
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Communications
Time & Space:
Participants:
Materials:
Preparation and
Notes for Facilitator:
- Tell the group that you’re looking for the worst ideas possible and
that you want only silly, outrageous thoughts that make no sense at all for a
real problem or challenge that the team is currently facing (describe this
challenge).
Rules:
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If no one speaks up at first, offer a few suggestions of your own;
be sure they are absolutely outlandish.
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When people start shouting out ideas, keep saying “That’s good, but
I want something even crazier!” This should allow the team to avoid judging
each other’s ideas (which you need to do as well) and also allows you to get a
lot of variety in their responses.
Facilitation Notes:
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Once time is up, have everyone look at the ideas on the board and
ask them to write down on a piece of paper any ideas on the board that have
some kernel of wisdom which your team could adapt to address the new solution
or problem. Ask them to use the worst ideas to come up with something that
your team could realistically apply. Don’t ask for names on the piece of
paper, just get their ideas.
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Have a team volunteer read the ideas aloud and write them on the
board.
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Once all the new ideas are on the board, have a discussion about the
new ideas.
Debrief
questions:
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How did this exercise help you with your thought processes? Did you
feel more creative?
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What insights did you learn by focusing only on the wildest ideas?
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How did this process contribute to your coming up with ideas that
made more sense?
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What did this exercise point out about the current way we think on
this team?
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