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Lost at Sea

Teams must rank items salvaged from a sinking ship in order of importance for survival after being stranded at sea. Participants first individually rank items, then work as a group to agree on collective rankings, comparing individual and group results. The aim is for members to understand how group dynamics can influence individual preferences.

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Lost at Sea

Teams must rank items salvaged from a sinking ship in order of importance for survival after being stranded at sea. Participants first individually rank items, then work as a group to agree on collective rankings, comparing individual and group results. The aim is for members to understand how group dynamics can influence individual preferences.

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Exercise 1: Lost at Sea

In this activity, participants must pretend that they've been shipwrecked and
are stranded in a life boat. Each team has a box of matches, and a number of
items that they've salvaged from the sinking ship. Members must agree which
items are most important for their survival.

Instructions
1.

Divide participants into their teams, and provide everyone with


a ranking sheet.

2.

Ask team members to take 10 minutes on their own to rank the


items in order of importance. They should do this in the second
column of their sheet.

3.

Give the teams a further 10 minutes to confer and decide on


their group rankings. Once agreed, they should list them in the
third column of their sheets.

4.

Ask each group to compare their individual rankings with their


collective ones, and consider why any scores differ. Did anyone
change their mind about their own rankings during the team
discussions? How much were people influenced by the group
conversation?

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