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Desert Island Three
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Three things you would take. It reveals more than it should.
A worn-out question that still works, because the three things people pick are never the same three and the justifications are where the personalities come out. Runs as a list so the room can read the full answers.
Run this when…
The situations it was built for. If none of these is the room you have, it is probably the wrong activity.
- The opening of a team-building day
- A small group getting to know a new manager
- An away-day dinner table
How it runs
Everyone types a short answer and it lands on the big screen as it arrives.
- 1You start a session and put the code on the big screen.
- 2Everyone joins on their phone — no app, no sign-up, just the code.
- 3You drive the pace from the host screen; the room answers as they go.
- 4Ending the session builds the report, with every answer in it.
Running it well
Only the host sees these. Participants never do.
- Ban people. Otherwise everyone lists their family, which is lovely and tells you nothing about them.
- Ask one person why they chose something impractical. That answer is usually the best thing in the session.
Run it yourself
Free for thirty days, no card. Add it, share the code, and your room is playing in about fifteen seconds.
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At a glance
- Players
- 3–200
- Runs for
- 6–12 min
- Where
- Remote or in person
- Big screen
- Required
- Teams
- Individual only
- Best for
- Getting acquainted
What it builds
communicationdecision making