The Learning Tower of Pisa

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DESCRIPTION

A hilarious high-energy tower building activity that is an excellent icebreaker and also very effective as a learning tool. Participants are divided into teams and each team is given raw spaghetti and marshmallows with which to build a tower. The goal is to build the highest tower in the allotted time.

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BUSINESS SKILLS EXERCISED

Planning & Executing
Communication
Teamwork
Establishing roles on the team
Leadership
Resource Management
Conflict Management


VARIATIONS

  1. Each person on the team has a specific role that they must play for the first round of building. Excellent learning tool!
  2. Build something other than a tower. Past variations have included cars, Christmas trees and lunar landers.


TIME REQUIRED

30-45 minutes 

             

TESTIMONIAL



"With enhancing leadership, communication, team building and taking responsibility for one's actions as our day's objectives all the workshops were well-suited to engage discussion that related back to our working relationships. As a new group that has experienced much change it was a valuable exercise that promoted teamwork through full communication."

 - Sean Lanigan, Area Manager, Molson Brewery