Lost in wilderness

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Age group: 7+
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Number of participants: 5-20
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Timeframe: 15-20
Keywords: group activity, problem solving, get to know each other, ice breaker

Objectives:

  • Building decision-making and consensus. Getting to know one another.

Preparation: Gather a bag or box or random items or pictures.

Tools needed: Random items or a pack of pictures.

Description

Spread the items and/or pictures on the floor.

Instruct the participants: you are lost in the wilderness (forest, deserted island, glacier etc). Which 3 items would be useful on the survival?

The participants pick 3 objects individually. They are given/choose a pair or a group of 3-4 persons. Group members will present their objects and explain why each is useful. The group will then rank the 3 most useful items. The decision process can be iterated in the big group as well.

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