JLBC Team-Building Games, Activities, and Ideas continued

JLBC Team-Building Games, Activities, and Ideas continued

JLBC Ten Ways to Kill a New Idea

JLBC Time: 2–3 minutes

JLBC Purpose: Keep meetings positive Participants: All

JLBC Materials needed: Poster paper, markers

JLBC Instructions: JLBC Cadets, a list of negative phrases and words is posted in the JLBC meeting room. During JLBC meetings, anyone who uses any of the ‘idea killer’ phrases must put a quarter in the ‘mega-jar.’ When enough money is collected, it can be used to buy the team lunch.

JLBC Desired outcome: Team members learn to offer suggestions in positive ways.

JLBC Mission Statement

JLBC Time: 15 minutes to several hours

JLBC Purpose: Creating focus, passion, and group buy-in Participants: All

JLBC Materials needed: Pens, paper, and any team requests

Instructions: Each person finishes the sentence, “My vision of a team that works is ...” The entire team now creates one statement or visual that represents the total of these vision statements.

Desired outcome: The team finds a commonality of purpose and is more willing to cooperate.