I. Note to SelfObjective To evaluate our pertaining skills To set expectations for ourselves as a result of the training To notice a change in perspective as a result of what was experienced in the programGroup SizeAnyMaterialsCopies of Note to Self handout (provided), paper, pens, one envelope for each personTime10 to 20 minutesProcedureAsk participants to write a letter to them using the handout as a guideline. After the letters are completed, have each participant place his or her letter in an envelope and write his or her name on the envelope. Collect all the envelopes. At the conclusion of the program, give participants their envelopes and have them assess their progress by completing the Post-Program sentences. TipsWith large groups, have small teams of four to seven debrief by discussing the post-training portion of the handout.Discussion Questions1. How were your expectations met today?2. What are some things you need to work on?3. What is your plan to improve those skills?4. What were you surprised to discover?HANDOUTPre-Training1. What do I need from this training?2. What are some things I already know about this topic?3. What do I expect to be able to do that I cant do now?4. What do I need from the other members of my team?5. What can I contribute to my team?Post-Training 1. My expectations were met by . . .2. I need to work on . . .3. I was surprised to discover . . .4. I commit to improving these skills . . .II. Its a What?OBJECTIVES To understand obstacles to collaboration To experience the collaborative processGroup SizeAnyMaterialsPaper, markersTime10 to 15 minutesProcedureSplit the group into teams of three to five participants. Give the group the following instructions: One person in each team starts by drawing a shape or outline. The drawing is then passed to the next team member who must add to the drawing, and so on. Time spent by each person in turn on the drawing is limited to five seconds. (The facilitator can shout change when the time is up.) No discussion is permitted during the drawing, or any agreement before the drawing of what the team will draw. The drawing must be completed in one minute.Discussion Questions1. Did your team draw anything recognizable? 2. How easy was the understanding between team members?3. How did team members work differently on this task?4. What was the effect of time pressure?5. Was there a natural tendency to draw supportively and harmoniously, or were there more conflicting ideas?6. What was your expectation of the completed drawing?7. Did your expectation change? Why?8. Why was it important to maintain an open mind?9. How does flexibility relate to collaboration?10. What pressure did the time element have on your experience?11. How does stress and pressure affect our willingness to collaborate?12. Why may it be important to collaborate during times of stress and pressure?III. MonumentalOBJECTIVES To create collaboratively To review and recap the concept of conflict resolutionGroup SizeAnyMaterialsRandom items provided by participants; a camera is optionalTime15 to 20 minutesProcedureDuring a break, ask everyone to bring back one or two random items (rock, a stapler, a plant). Make sure to tell them they will be able to retrieve their items at the end of the session.At the conclusion of a conflict-resolution program, split any large groups into teams of about seven or eight participants. Tell team members they are to create a monument to the concept of conflict resolution, which they will be presenting to the group. Each part of the monument needs to represent something specific they learned about the concept. Each person must contribute at least one random item, and its up to the team to creatively make it fit with the theme of the monument. Allow 10 to 15 minutes and begin the presentations.TipsTake a picture of each team with their monument as a takeaway and a great memory trigger.Discussion Questions1. In what ways did you collaborate to build your monuments?2. What was challenging? What was fun?3. What will you remember?IV. Salt and PepperGroup Size6-40 people MaterialsSheet of paper Time15 to 20 minutesProcedureThis activity is fun, excellent for energizing your team, and also great as a get-to-know-one another exercise. It doesnt take up a lot of time and requires a few simple materials like a pen, tape, and small sheets of paper. Recommended group size can range from 6-40 people.

1. A sheet of paper for every person.2. As manager, come up with pairs of things such as, salt and pepper, yin and yang, shadow and light, peanut butter and jelly, Mickey and Minnie mouse, male and female, and so forth.3. Separate the pairs and write only one of them per piece of paper. (Salt on one paper, pepper on a completely different paper).4. Tape one paper on the back of each person, making sure they cant see it.5. When you say go, everyone must walk around asking yes or no questions in order to find out what word they have taped to their backs.6. Once they figure that out, theyll be able to find their other pair. The two will sit down and learn three to five interesting facts about one another.7. Optional step: have the pairs introduce their partners and the interesting facts they learned about them.This exercise will encourage communicationand creativityamong the participants. Learning how to ask the right questions will be a challenge. It will also encourage teamwork as interacting with the other team members is necessary.V. Audio Tic Tac ToeEverybody knows how to play Tic Tac Toe. This is a variation of this universal paper-and-pencil game to play with 2 or more trainees. We need 5 people to play it. This is how the game goes:Supplies: Paper PenTime:10 - 15 minutesNumber of trainees: 4 One player is the recorder and has a piece of paper with a 3 x 3 grid that has spreadsheet-like labels for each box:A1B1C1

A2B2C2

A3B3C3

The recorder marks every move made by the other 4 trainees in this grid but keeps the grid hidden.Trainees visualize the 3 x 3 grid with its numbered boxes. They take turns calling out the box where they want to put their symbol in. The recorder does not say anything until all the boxes are filled or a trainee claims victory.A trainee wins if he/she places his/her symbol in three boxes in a straight line (as in the usual game of tic tac toe) and announces that he/she has won.

A trainee loses if She tries to place her symbol in a box that is already occupied She incorrectly claims victory She gets three in a straight line and fails to announce that she has wonVI. Take What You NeedMaterials A bag of sweets, or alternatively, a roll of toilet paper!Timing 10 - 15 minutesProcedureThis exercise is an excellent get-to-know-you activity that doesnt take up too much of your teams time. All you need is a toilet paper roll or two depending on the size of the group (you can use pennies as another option). Recommended group size is 10-30 people.1. Ask everyone to sit around in a circle.2. Pass around the roll of toilet paper or pennies and tell them to take as much as they think theyll need, without disclosing what the items will be used for.3. If your employees ask further questions, simply answer them with, take as much as you think youll need.4. Once thats done, ask them to count the number of squares they each have.5. Going around the circle, each person has to share a fact about themselves for every square of toilet paper or penny they took. So, if someone takes 10 squares, they need to share 10 facts about themselves.