We really love the Chime In Premier Exercise, and know you will too.  Here is a video showing what we do, and below are some of the specifics of conducting an exercise:

 

• The exercise works well for teams sized anywhere from about 8 to 50 people.  We're certainly willing to do it with more/less than that if needed.

• We personalize the content for each group, based on the type of team, time of year and other factors.

• This is a cooperative exercise, not a competitive one.  Your team will come together, not be at each others' throats.

• We need about an hour of setup time, and require:

  • a quiet room (preferably an established conference/meeting room)

  • a projector/screen/VGA connection for slide show,

  • rectangular tables (about 1.5' of table space per participant), plus an instructor table (can be small)

  • chairs for all participants

  • For larger groups, one or two non-team-member assistants (no experience required)

• The exercise takes just about two hours, mainly consisting of a 10-minute introduction, three 20-minute sessions (with breaks in between to change assignments, and let peoples' brains catch up), and a wrap-up “what did we learn?” session.

• There will be no injuries, lost work time, or Stanford Prison Experiment-type psychological after-effects.

• It's a fun bonding experience, participants learn a new, useful skill (that they possibly could want to do as a hobby after this), and people will learn something about their teammates and themselves as well.