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Two Controllers

Two Controllers
Needs a room

One person is the machine. Two others steer it, with one word each.

Threes: one person walks like a machine that only goes straight, and two controllers steer them with a single word each. It is a very fast lesson in how conflicting instructions feel from the inside, and the machines crash into things almost immediately.

CommunicationCollaborationLaughterProblem Solving
Use this when

Before anything about instruction, delegation or conflicting direction β€” and when there is floor space to walk.

Props: None

Run this when…

If none of these is your room, pick another.
  1. Before a session on delegation or clear instruction

  2. A team who get conflicting direction from above

  3. Any group with space to move around

The run-sheet

What you get once it’s yours. Open any of them to see how.

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At a glance
9–60people
6–10minutes
Energymedium
Where
Needs a room
Props
None
Big screen
Required
Teams
Individual only
What it builds
communication