Team Bonding / Team Building / Character Building Games: Character Building

Friday, November 26, 2021

Equilibrium

Objective:

How each participant can affect one an other

Group Size: 7pax and above

Target age group: Age 6 and above

Venue: Dedicate a play area ( enough for participant to move around )

Roles:

Game Host
Participant

How to play:

All participant to come into the play area
Allow Each participant to pick 2 person within the play group excluding the Game Host
Once all participant had selected the 2 person, have the participant form an equilateral triangle (Triangle with 3 same side).
One all participant stop moving, ask them to remain in their position and do not move.
Game host will need to be able to Identified the triangles and shift some participant.
After the participant is being shifted ask those participant that are shifted not to move and have the rest of the participant to move and with the same 2 person to form the equilateral triangle again.(you may want to repeat step 4 to 6 a few time with time challenge or change the person the participant picked)
Once all movement have stop. Game Host may start a debrief on the spot with all the participant or gather and do an debriefing

*During the game play from start 3 to 6 there should be no communication.

Game Duration about 20min:

(5min) Start by having the participant gather and ask them the following question:

If they know how they can effect each other
Do they know what an equilateral triangle

(15~20min) conducting of the game

(5min) Debriefing pointer:

Know how frustrating it will be when you have form the equilateral triangle yet one of the point started to move again.
Knowing that you can only control yourself and unable to affect speak to other, you got to keep moving around to get to the objective.
Notice how after a while all movement will stop moving. That where everyone found a equilibrium.
Know how it is that by having someone moved the rest of the people will need to move to find that equilibrium.

It shows that by how you (participant) work it will affect people around us hence do not feel/think that you will not make a different.

Expected outcome:

Have the participant aware in this game how each person movement can affect everyone and in relate this to their life (school/Personal/work).

If you have any question or unclear about this game go ahead and make your comment, I will love to answer them.

Also if there any game that you might like to have on character building.

Regards,

Alex

Thursday, November 25, 2021

If you

Objective:

Know what participant have in common with each other
Understanding
Integrity*

* refer to Expected outcome section for details

Group Size: 5pax and above

Target age group: Age 6 and above

Venue: a location where participant can be seated with clear view of each other

Roles:

Game Host
Participant

How to play:

All participant will have their eyes closed.
Game Host will ask a question starting with "If you (something)*"
Participant that fulfill the condition will raise their hand/stand.
Only those participant that have stand may stand up.

At this point Game host may like to ask the participant that have stand if they like to share. If none is willing to share move to next step.

Have participant that are standing to sit and closed their eyes. (end of 1 round, move back to step 2 for round 2)

* (something) i.e. (1)If you have a pet fish/dog/cat/computer/Certain game console/game, (2)If you enjoy playing sport/badminton/basketball/floorball, (3)if you enjoy/dislike Math/English/Science, (4) if you live within [location], (5) if you have traveled to [Location],

For (1),(2) and (3) is more for youth that are still studying and starting of a new school term/event that require the youth to be working together.

For(4),(5) more for young adult/ working adult to know more about each other. Question can change to more relevant

** there will have participant that close their eyes through out the round. Hence It will be good for game host to know a bit about the participant prior this game else have a more general question that will have all to open and close their eyes i.e round 1 if you have wear glasses before stand, round 2 if you have perfect eye sight stand.

Propose for this game to last 30min onwards:

5 min - to introduce the game + explaining the game rules + any question from the participant

20~30min - Game Play (Game Host can see the situation of the participant before ending the game)

5min - debriefing of the game play.(Optional but best to conduct for youth)

Expected outcome:

What we will like to have for this game is participant know something they have in common, and during the sharing session if they are willing to share.

Objective of Integrity is for character building of younger youth (6~18). At the start of the game explain to them what is integrity. Though out this game participant should be having their eyes closed unless they are suppose to open. Hence explaining to them that integrity is doing the right thing when no body if looking at you. We will see kids that might peeked at certain question that might attract their attention (certain game that he/she might not have). At this point do not fault/point out their name, just look at him/her. At the end of the session re-enforce the character of integrity and ask the group what do they think and share (do pick that student and hear what he/she mention).