Teamwork BETWEEN Teams
Montezuma's Revenge
Use this activity when teams need to work closely together to share ideas and maximise resources. The light-hearted scenario belies its serious purpose. Good to show different departments the need to share information and work as one!
How it works
Three teams each have a brief, a map, a plan of a disused mine shaft (where the treasure is hidden) and some codes and questions. For each question correctly answered teams are rewarded with pieces of rail track - desperately needed to get down the mineshaft. The race is on - until teams realise they do not have all the necessary resources for getting the treasure. Will individual teams waste valuable gold, buying on the black market - in an attempt to take the treasure for themselves - or will they persuade the other teams that the only way is to work together and share the treasure?
What it does
Work teams often see themselves as rivals, not allies. Teams succeed in this lively exercise only if they co-operate with each other, share information and build a trusting and honest climate. Often teams will jump into the challenge without discussing the various strategies required for success. This leads to wasted time, many mistakes being made - and unclaimed treasure.
Customer feedback
Montezuma was great! I still remember the points so it's obviously effective.
– L. Hartmann, Cincom Systems USA