theyre Arctic explorers trekking across the frozen tundra!

Have each team elect a leader to guide their expedition.

When a sudden storm hits, the team must erect an
emergency shelter to survive. However, both of the team
leaders hands have frostbite, so s/he cant physically help
construct the shelter, and the rest of the team has snow
blindness and is unable to see. Give each team a set of
construction materials and start the timer. When time runs
out, turn on the electric fans arctic winds and see who
successfully built a shelter that will keep them safe.
I.

Procedure and Instructions

A. Original groupings will remain.

B. The scenario will then be explained by the facilitators to the whole group
C. Scenario: Imagine they are a group of arctic explorers trekking across frozen tundra.
They are to elect a team leader to guide them through their journey. The expedition
had been going smoothly until along the way, a sudden snow storm hits and they
must build an emergency shelter to survive. Unfortunately, the team leader is the first
to catch a frostbite in the forefront, paralyzing his hands, while the rest of the team
following him has snow blindness and is unable to see.
D. Tie the hands of the leader together with the yarn or handkerchief and instruct the
rest of the group to put their blindfolds on
E. Distribute the construction materials and start the timer.
F. When time runs out, turn on the electric fan to generate arctic winds and see if the
group had successfully built a shelter to keep them safe.

Contingency
Time is only limited to 20 minutes. No extensions allowed.
The game will push through, rain or shine.

Guide Questions
How did you find the activity? Were you able to succeed?
To the leader:
How was the experience of leading the whole group?

II.

What did you do to overcome the limitations of the

situation? (eg you being disabled, the rest of the group
blind)
To the members:
How was it being led?
What was the most difficult part?
Summarizing

The success of a project is a collective effort, and does not solely rest on the
shoulders of the leader. Since the leader shouldnt focus on the nitty gritty jobs and instead
focus more on the goals of the team, it is definitely more efficient to delegate tasks properly.
Not only does it save time, it also tends to lessen stress and pressure. On the other hand,
the team members also benefit from the breaking down and assigning of tasks. It will help
them learn new skills as well as master old ones. In the end, they emerge with more initiative
and confidence to face bigger responsibilities.
In the activity, the leader lost his capability to work on the task hands on, and was
forced to assign members to handle materials in order to accomplish the emergency tundra.
It was important to make sure the members were working together efficiently without the
leaders physical help.

Since delegation is important for efficiency and development, the lack of it results to a
project specifically done by the leader himself or a certain group of individuals only.