We Make Teamwork work

We begin by drawing a sailboat and asking the team what’s currently driving them forward—what’s working well and propelling the team in the right direction (represented by the wind in the sail). Next, we draw an anchor and explore what’s holding the team back—what obstacles or challenges are slowing progress.

Once we’ve identified these factors, we cluster and prioritize the pain points and obstacles. In the next phase, the team brainstorms potential solutions for mitigating the most significant challenges. These ideas are then clustered, prioritized, and refined. The most promising solutions are sharpened and presented to the group for further discussion and action planning.

Our journey as a team. Where do we want to go? What does success look like in a year from now? What moves us forward, and what slows us down? What obstacles are in our way? What can we do to mitigate, or eliminate, the negative factors? What are we going to do right away?

Through this exercise, we establish a shared language and mutual understanding of how the team generates value. Additionally, we delineate the various roles and responsibilities within the team, ensuring clarity and alignment among all members. Moreover, we formulate a team mission and a team value proposition, further solidifying the team’s purpose and guiding principles.

In this activity, we employ the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® bricks to construct a tangible representation of our team’s values. Individual LEGO® models created by team members are merged into a collective team model, symbolizing the core values that are most significant to the team. This interactive process facilitates a deeper understanding of the team´s shared values.

It’s a fun, engaging way to encourage teams to think critically and creatively under time pressure.

In this exercise, team members share something valuable with their coworkers. This could include a variety of personal insights or recommendations, such as a life-guiding quote, a favourite weekend activity, a highly regarded book, or an engaging Netflix series. This activity fosters deeper connections and mutual understanding among team members, enriching the team’s bonding.

In this technique, each team member scetches a solution to a challenge. Then the best ideas from all team members are highlighted and combined into a collective team proposal.

Team members rank options for a topic individually. The option with the highest overall ranking is selected. This decision-making activity is great for team members to express preferences.