The Building Blocks or Puzzle Challenge is a popular and effective team-building exercise designed to improve communication, reflect on leadership dynamics and improve collaboration within and across teams. The goal of the Building Blocks or Puzzle Challenge is to build a model OR assemble a jigsaw puzzle as close to a provided diagram as possible within a given time frame, with exciting twists and obstacles designed to encourage teams to strategise, negotiate and problem solve
AREAS OF FOCUS
GROUP
COMMUNICATION
By working together participants learn how to share ideas, listen to others, and work towards a common goal.
LEADING
TEAMS
The activity allows participants to reflect on the qualities associated with good leadership such as sharing of information, inclusive decision -making, enabling others in order to be successful and so on.
COOPERATION &
COLLABORATION
This activity is a fun and engaging way to promote teamwork, cooperation and communication with in a group.
PROBLEM
SOLVING
This activity requires participants to use their problem-solving skills and think critically to overcome obstacles and find solutions.
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
This activity moves participants through processes where they explore individual and team identity, learning how conflicts are caused and what are the solutions for it.