The Learning Tower of PisaDESCRIPTION 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. BUSINESS
SKILLS EXERCISED Communication Establishing roles Planning
and strategy 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 minutes - 1 hour
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