Participants role play characters (a bit like a Murder Mystery).Scenario Type 2: People Survival Scenario (Who will be saved?)ДЄ nuclear bomb has been droppedвЂ¦a radiation-free shelter is available, but can only take 6 people choose who will surviveвЂ¦Д¬hoose / rank people in terms of who will get to live or die in situations with limited survival resources: Lost at sea or island survival (shipwreck).Discuss choices/rankings in small group and come to a group consensus.Participants choose/rank the items individually.Your plane crashedвЂ¦your group needs to choose the 12 most useful items to surviveвЂ¦Д¬hoose / rank equipment items in terms of their relative survival value: Scenario Type 1: Choose Survival Equipment Let the group go вЂ“ answer questions, watch, & observe!.Provide instructions & hand out materials.There are two classic types of вЂњpaper & pencilвЂќ group survival scenarios (selecting equipment and selecting people).

Display of this need is a point of observation and one worthy of debrief. Steer the group towards the aim of the exercise which is heightening awareness of communication and decision making processes, rather than over emphasis on вЂgetting the answers exactly rightвЂ™. Watch for over emphasis by some participants on needing 100% accurate answers.An important outcome of this exercise can be learning that sometimes a bit of give and take is necessary in order to move forwards to a solution.Highlight these kinds of behaviors in the debrief. Watch for participants avoiding conflict or changing their minds simply to come to agreement.Encourage groups to complete the task without the use of tactics such as voting, trading in or averaging.Consensus can be hard to reach, however, set the aim for all participants to at least partially agree to each ranking on their final list.Works for a wide variety of ages and purposes, indoors or outdoors.A classic group communication and decision making exercise, with many variations.This could be modified into a thinking day game. Overview вЂ“ Group Survival Scenario Exercise

Radiation island shipwreck