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Steve Schofield
Regional Sales Training Manager
Comcast University |
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"Jungle Escape is a great way to make an
immediate difference with a team. It captured our
imaginations and now we plan to create a larger
learning experience to build on the learning
benefits." |
 Jungle Escape
4th Edition
A long-time favorite of HRDQ customers
— Jungle Escape is a fun and highly effective hands-on game that's
perfect for introducing and reinforcing basic team skills.
The
adventure begins when teams learn that their airplane has
crash-landed in a remote jungle. To survive, each group must build
an escape helicopter using spare parts, a diagram, and limited
access to a completed model.
Learning Outcomes
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Discover how teams function:
Fragmented, Divergent, or Cohesive
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Learn the group-process skills vital to
effective teamwork, including communication, decision making,
problem solving, and conflict resolution
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Experience first-hand the impact of
planning on group results
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Understand the effect of individual
behavior on group productivity
 Theory
Research and literature on the subject of group development reveal
three types of teams: Fragmented, Divergent, or Cohesive. The Jungle
Escape exercise allows teams to learn how they function — and which
category they fall into:
Fragmented Teams
With these teams, autocratic leadership and/or cliques often
press the group into making decisions, one person or a minority of
the team members makes the vital decisions, and conflict is
suppressed or ignored.
Divergent Teams
With these teams, members often consider many alternatives and
tend to be overly cautious in their planning, are often unable to
reach consensus and resolve issues through voting procedures, and
although group members go along with the majority, there is little
commitment to the plan or final product.
Cohesive Teams
With these teams, democratic processes are used, a cooperative
atmosphere develops rapidly, everyone on the team is involved in
structuring the work, team members work through conflict if it
arises, people are excited as they do the construction, and they
feel very satisfied with their group effort.
How It Works
This exciting simulation challenges participants to work together to
complete a project under a deadline and with limited information.
Presented with a predetermined set of toy parts, teams must create a
plan for construction and then build a helicopter to exact
specifications. After the models are completed (approximately 30
minutes later), team members take part in a discussion about team
dynamics and offer insights gained from the activity. When scores
are compared, participants learn that typically the team that took
the most time to plan builds the helicopter in the least amount of
time.
Uses for Jungle Escape
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Kick off a team-building workshop or
seminar
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Introduce or reinforce basic
team-building skills
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Surface group issues or concerns that
block team progress
What to Order/Product Contents
Each Complete Game includes materials to train up to 3 teams of 5-8
participants. All parts except for the Participant Guides are
reusable. For training sessions with more than 3 groups, order one
extra game pack per team. Refill packs of Participant Guides are
available for individual purchase.
Our Product Consultant Team would be happy to assist you in
determining your materials needs. Call 800-633-4533.
The Jungle Escape 4th Edition
Complete Kit (Team and Interteam Versions) includes:
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1 Facilitator Guide (see details below)
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24 Participant Guides (see details
below)
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3 bags of helicopter parts
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1 facilitator model
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Spare parts for lost pieces
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Sturdy tote bag
Facilitator Guide includes:
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Convenient 3-ring binder format
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Normative data
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Basic team/interteam dynamics
principles
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Step-by-step, full-color helicopter
assembly instructions
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Description of the 3 types of teams
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Description of the 3 types of
interdependent teams
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3 Scenario Cards
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1 mood-setting audio CD
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Reproducible observer guidelines
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1 four-panel screen
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Alternative training design for
interteam use
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Training outline template
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Discussion questions
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Action planning
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CD-ROM containing Microsoft®
PowerPoint® presentation and reproducible masters
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Sample copy of Participant Guides (Team
and Interteam Version)
Participant Guide (Team and Interteam Versions) includes:
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Scenario description
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Description of the 3 types of teams
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Basic team dynamics principles
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Discussion and reflection questions
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Personal action planning
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