Build a Duck!
How to use this activity with your own learners:
Hand out the same six bricks to each of your learners.
Instruct them to 'Build a Duck.' (Give no other instructions.)
Once everyone has built their ducks, ask them to hold them aloft and show everyone else.
Now ask them to 'Give your duck a name, consider where it lives, and what it does for a living.'
Depending on the size of the group, get them in pairs or groups, and introduce their ducks to everyone. This step helps them become invested in their ducks.
Once everyone has introduced their ducks, let them know you have more instructions.
"Take your duck apart." Look out for how people respond to this instruction. Some will be visibly distressed, some may gasp, other won't be bothered at all.
Ask them to "Build a different duck." and hold these up.
DEBRIEF: Ask your learners how they felt when change was enforced on them. Look for different perspectives. Often people become attached to a certain way of doing things, an idea, or a routine etc and when they have to change this, they may react differently.
LINKS: This links well to topics like change management, communication skills, and management development etc.
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‘Training activities that support LSP methodology’ is an 80-page digital download eGuide with a range of different activities all using construction bricks to use as discussion starters or embedding learning.
There are 26 purposeful activities all with design considerations, timings, workshop preparation, step-by-step walk through, and suggestions for debrief, so you can run, or adapt to suit your own learners and the needs of your session.
As a trainer, facilitator, coach, or educator, you’ll know the value in having engaging activities for different learners to help engage them and focus on the key takeaways. This digital download, ‘Training activities that support LSP methodology’ is an 80-page eGuide with a range of different activities all using construction bricks to use as discussion starters or embedding learning.
Training activities that support LSP methodology (An 80-page Digital Download)
There are 26 purposeful activities all with design considerations, timings, workshop preparation, step-by-step walk through, and suggestions for debrief, so you can run, or adapt to suit your own learners and the needs of your session.
What is LSP (A brief overview)
Activities for Introductions and Icebreakers
Activities for Communication skills
Activities for Team Dynamics
Other stuff! (Build a business case, which bricks to use, the importance of the debrief, and FAQs.
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