Mars Colony RunTeam Decision Exercise
A habitat fire leaves the Mars crew facing a 12 km crossing, a known suit leak and falling visibility. Reach the operating backup habitat with finite suit reserves.
Scenario items
A quick look at the item set.
Use this fictional scenario to give the group one structured decision. Every team must explain priorities, work through disagreement, and reach one shared ranking before the reveal.
Sources & methodology How we build reference models across the library.
Sample items
Spare carbon-dioxide filters
Suit repair kit
Teams debate the value of 9 items and lock in one shared ranking. The reveal compares their choices with the scenario's reference ranking, giving the facilitator concrete material for a debrief about priorities, persuasion, changing minds, and consensus.
What teams debate: Repairs, limited suit supplies, an uncertain route and radio contact during a dusty journey.
Debrief prompts
- Which item created the strongest disagreement?
- What assumption did the team make too quickly?
- Who changed their mind during the discussion?
- Which goal did the team optimize for, and what did it postpone?
- What would you do differently in a real group decision?
Which would you prioritize inMars Colony Run
Cross the Red Dust

Suit repair kit

Sealed drinking water container
In the full session, your team ranks all 9 items
Ready to rank the
full item list?
These matchups are just a taste. In the full session, your team ranks all 9 items, compares its choices with the reference, and revisits the reasoning behind them.