QUESTION: How do you help a team move to the next level, to shift, to evolve?
ANSWER: Help the team think differently.
The evolution of a team becomes possible when the team begins thinking differently, thinking in new ways.
This teambuilding game called “Nine Dots” is a classic brainteaser used to help people “think outside the box”.
Here’s the challenge: Connect all 9 dots using 4 straight connected lines. You’re not allowed to lift your pen/pencil when drawing the lines.
Yes, this challenge can be completed. If you find someone who can do it in 4 lines then how about ONE line? (yes, that’s possible to)
This is a great teamwork exercise to launch into a discussion about possibility thinking.
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