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Lost at Sea
RankingRemote or in person
The maritime cousin, with a different lesson.
The same structure as Desert Survival in a completely different setting, so you can run one with a team that has already done the other. The expert answer here is more counter-intuitive, which makes the argument inside each team louder and the debrief better.
Run this when…
The situations it was built for. If none of these is the room you have, it is probably the wrong activity.
- A group that has already done Desert Survival
- A management training day
- A cross-functional team still forming
How it runs
Order a list alone, then as a team. The gap between the two is the debrief.
- 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.
- Run this one if the group has done Desert Survival before — the items reward a different instinct.
- Watch for the team that ranks the radio and the maps highly. They are solving the wrong problem, and noticing why is worth ten minutes.
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
- 6–120
- Runs for
- 18–30 min
- Where
- Remote or in person
- Big screen
- Required
- Teams
- Supported
- Best for
- Thinking together
What it builds
decision makingcollaborationcommunicationstrategy