Human Synergistics Canada - Strengthening Organizations Through Individual Development


		Survival Simulations With the survival simulation series, each simulation presents a survival challenge. Team members work individually and then as a group to assess the value of a series of items in terms of their importance to survival. Then, scores are generated by comparing individual and team answers to those provided by actual experts in that particular situation. This use of survival experts lends a high degree of credibility and interest to the exercises. It also alleviates disagreement over the "right" solution, freeing participants to focus on the process of working as a group.
	*The Survival Simulations use crisis situations as backdrops* Team Development Combine these simulations with the Group Styles Inventory for a dynamic Team Building Workshop. [ Desert Survival Situation ] [ Desert II Survival Situation ] [ Subarctic Survival Situation ] [ Cascades Survival Situation ] [ Jungle Survival Situation ] [ Bushfire Survival Situation ] [ Sea Survival Situation ] [ Reef ] Desert Survival Situation Time needed for exercise, scoring and discussion: 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours A desert plane crash is the setting for this classic survival exercise that challenges team members to band together to survive the elements. Participants rank order 15 items. Desert II Survival Situation Time needed for exercise, scoring and discussion: 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours Participants decide what problems to overcome, a basic survival strategy, and the rank order of 16 items by priority and best use. This exercise builds upon, and adds to, skills learned in Desert Survival. [ Top ] Subarctic Survival Situation Time needed for exercise, scoring and discussion" 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours Suppose the plane is which you and your colleagues are traveling in is forced to crash land in a frigid isolated area of northern Canada. Will your group's problem-solving skills help you beat the elements? Or could destructive conflicts and communication breakdowns jeopardize your very survival? Participants rank-order 15 items. [ Top ] Cascades Survival Situation Time needed for exercise, scoring and discussion: 1 to 1-1/2 hours A helicopter crash in a remote area of the Cascade Mountains of Washington is the setting for our least complex survival exercise. Participants rank-order the 12 items salvaged from the crash in terms of their survival value. [ Top ] Jungle Survival Situation Time needed for exercise, scoring and discussion: 1 to 2-1/2 hours Your small chartered twin-engine plane crashes into the trees of the jungle, 15m above the ground. Participants rank-order 15 items that have been salvaged from the crash in terms of their survival value. [ Top ] Bushfire Survival Situation Time needed for exercise, scoring and discussion: 1-1/2 to 2 hours On holiday in the forest covered Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, Australia, all is going well until someone notices smoke. Further investigation reveals that there is a bushfire! Ash, embers and charred leaves are falling. The survival value of 12 items must be ranked. [ Top ] Sea Survival Situation Time needed for exercise, scoring and discussion: 2 to 3 hours Your sailing vessel sinks below the surface of the vast Caribbean Sea. You and your shipmates must prioritize strategy options and then rank the 15 items you have salvaged according to their survival value in this two-part simulation. [ Top ] Reef Time needed for exercise, scoring and discussion: 1-1/2 to 2 hours A yacht excursion from Tahiti to Australia is threatened as the vessel strikes a coral reef. Rank the 12 items you have salvaged according to their survival value. [ Top ] [ Back to Team Development ]