The Concept

CO-OPERATE is designed to help teams and individuals work more effectively together. CO-OPERATE is for those who in working together would benefit from better co-operation with each other. We have therefore developed three exercises which underline the importance of co-operation when tackling projects designed for teams.

When people work together in a team they invariably ignore certain individuals, try to exert their dominance or take little interest in the team outcome. Such shortsightedness leads to team failure.

Who Can Run it?

It is designed for anyone involved in running team building courses.

Who Should Play It?

Any group of people who work together and need to acquire practical team skills.

The Game

CO-OPERATE can be played with groups of 4-8 people.. It uses three action-oriented exercises to illustrate and overcome common team-working problems. They all need good team co-operation.

Team Write calls for team harmonisation.
Team Build calls for self-sacrifice.
Team Rescue calls for good communication.

By working through the exercises, people will experience first hand how to improve team dynamics. This understanding can be transferred back to the workplace.

Finally, included in the package is an audio CD in which Dr Meredith Belbin gives an overview on what can be learnt from the exercises.

Each of the exercises, TEAM WRITE, TEAM BUILD and TEAM RESCUE can be used separately.

TEAM WRITE - manoeuvre a pen using the apparatus supplied to draw a number of objects in a co-ordinated way.

TEAM BUILD - build a specified design with assorted pieces belonging to different team members.

TEAM RESCUE - defuse a "bomb" that will explode if tilted within a set time frame using limited resources

Contents

Briefcase
Trainer's Instruction and Debriefing Manual
The Team Write Drawing Apparatus with pen
The Team Build 8 boards and 51 magnetic playing pieces
The Team Rescue "bomb", terrain, 5 ropes and three blindfolds
Audio CD by Meredith Belbin givining "An overview of the lessons from Co-operate"

For enquiries, please contact Deborah Ee at pmcg@pacific.net.sg or telephone number (65) 6322 1477