The Big Book of Team Coaching Games: Quick, Effective Activities to Energize, Motivate, and Guide Your Team to Success (Big Book of Business Games Series) by Mary Scannell & Mike Mulvihill & Joanne Schlosser

Author:Mary Scannell & Mike Mulvihill & Joanne Schlosser [Scannell, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2013-07-01T14:00:00+00:00

Name the Oracle

WHEN TO USE THIS GAME

To foster a collaborative environment

OBJECTIVES

• To increase collaboration

• To demonstrate the importance of listening

Group Size

Any

Materials

None

Time

15 to 20 minutes

Setting the Context

This is a fun and easy game to play that demonstrates the power of teamwork and collaboration and the importance of effective listening. No preparation or materials are needed.

Preparation

None

Procedure

Ask for four to six volunteers. Have them come to the front of the room and form a line, shoulder to shoulder. Tell them that they are “the Oracle” and have been imparted with the wisdom of the universe. They know all, see all, and will share all when asked. Tell the group members in the audience that this is their lucky day, because the Oracle can answer any question they have ever had. The key is that the Oracle may only speak one word at a time, by one team member at a time. Ask someone in the audience for a question. Then start at one end of the Oracle and ask the first person to say one word to start a sentence to answer the question. The second person provides the second word, and so forth down the line, as each person adds one word until the thought is complete. If the sentence isn’t finished, after the last person, the sentence goes back to the first person and back down the line as many times as needed. When the Oracle team feels the answer is complete, the last person will say, “Period,” thus ending the sentence and the answer. Repeat until the Oracle has had a chance to answer several questions.

Rules

• Audience members may ask any question.

• The Oracle may only answer with one word spoken by one team member, in sequence, at a time.

• When the sentence is complete, the next Oracle member will say, “Period.”

Discussion Questions

1. Ask the Oracle members, “How did that feel?”

2. Ask the audience, “What did you notice?”

3. What lesson can you learn from this?

Variations

If you have more than thirty people, you might want to break into groups of ten, with five people as the Oracle and five people in the audience, for more opportunities to participate and interact.

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