Learning Maze
Learning Maze is a low-energy team building activity for groups of 8–36 people.
What it is
We have all heard the adage learning through our mistakes. Teams can now experience it through Learning Maze. Facing unforeseen situations is common in organization but it is important for a team to learn, grow and move ahead from the experience. If you want your team to discover how, then try out Learning Maze.
What happens
Teams usually have a very good time as they balance their way through the stones. As the name suggests the game literally involves stepping through an array of stones in solving a problem.
The planning processes that each of the teams go through in dealing with the challenge can be fascinating for the facilitator. You will also gauge the manner in which your teams deal with their mistakes and will be able to identify the individuals who discover these mistakes within each team.
Who it's for
You should choose Learning Maze if your objective is to coach your group in facing tough unforeseen business situations and in turning potentially negative fallouts of a decision into a positive learning experience that can shape future decisions.
What the group learns
from Learning Maze?
How to deal with mistakes
How to learn from difficult situations and apply the learning to other similar situations
In other words, groups will learn to recognize mistakes and to use the experience and knowledge acquired from it to perform more effectively in the future.
The insight gained from the activity is many times articulated by the participants in the conversation initiated by the facilitator after the exercise. It is critical to have this dialogue with the group because the thoughts vocalized after a team building exercise will ultimately drive home what the exercise sought to accomplish in the first place.
What is included in the Learning Maze Activity?
Variations
- The way people get the group to vote or give them input about the next step.
- Different ways people support the person on the Learning Maze and the trust developed.
- Perspective issues that may arise.
- Be aware of the way it influences the tone of the team.