Knot or NOT a Knot
Knot or NOT a Knot is a low-energy team building activity for groups of 4–36 people.
What it is
Most of our jobs involve a heavy amount of decision making. Many of us make decisions that affect one person to thousands of people everyday. As most of us make decisions we tend to decide based on our own personal perceptions.
This team building activity simulates how we make decisions when given time and when we are under a time crunch. This activity will challenge your group to make a decision and stand by it, understand and accept the decisions of others, and see the whole picture and not just the so called "critical information".
Participants identify what is needed to break through self-imposed limitations, think creatively and focus on the most efficient way to come to a decision.
This activity is a great closing activity as a final 'challenge'. Many groups get quite good at these activities and this will test them and provide them with something to think about moving forward. How are we actually viewing ourselves and our 'positions'? Am I digging my heels in because I am right, or because I am in love with MY idea?
It can be very difficult to put the ego aside and be a truly selfless team member. This activity will help participants experience themselves authentically in this space without blatantly hitting them upside the head if they happen to be extremely stubborn and only willing to keep their 'position'.
What is included in the activity?
What to watch for
- After the first time pulling the rope (first 1/3) you can give the sides 3 minutes or so to come up with a presentation to the other group highlighting their points or reasons for their decision.
- You can make it so participants can only decide once at the very beginning.
- This will allow them to see the consequences of making a uniformed decision.
- You can make is so the participants can move freely from one side to the other throughout the activity, except for the last 1/3 of the rope.
- Every now and again a group will catch that the challenge is for the "GROUP" to decide.
- Do not prevent this from happening or think that the group has "Got It" and the activity is over.