Team-Building Simulations

Alaskan adventure

Richard L. Hill

A great ice breaker for managing group conflict and building consensus decision making

Alaskan Adventure is an enjoyable, efficient, easy and effective way for team members to understand and experience group dynamics. Alaskan Adventure is a short, to-the-point simulation developed to provide trainers and managers with a problem-solving exercise that could be completed in as little as one hour.

Scenario Description: You and some friends have chartered a 36-foot boat for a weekend trip of fishing and glacier viewing. The weather turns much colder with freezing rain and snow, causing poor visibility. Suddenly, you hit a sizeable icefloat and your boat begins to sink. Your group manages to reach a rocky shore but is left in a precarious situation with very few salvageable items to help.

Participants must rank the items in order of their importance for survival. Participants rank the items they just salvaged for survival in order of their importance.

The Facilitator's Guide provides background information on the objectives of the activity, guidelines for effective group functioning, and a full explanation of the expert's rationale and scoring.

Completion Time: 1 to 1-1/2 hours

PowerPoint© & Facilitator Slides

Enhance your team-building exercise using our full color Scenario Slides.

This CD-ROM contains Microsoft PowerPoint© Scenario Slides that depict the physical scenario of the story line. They help set the stage for participants and engage them in the exercise. 

One CD-ROM - requires Microsoft PowerPoint© 97 or newer.

Note: The slides do not add to the overall completion time of the simulation. They simply improve the manner in which the physical scenarios and expert rationale section are facilitated.