Ocean CrashTeam Decision Exercise
Your group drifts after an aircraft ditching, with lost canopy fabric, finite drinking water and no confirmed rescue time.
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.
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Sample items
Chocolate bars
Nylon utility rope
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: Drinking water, weather protection, signals, known supplies and equipment that needs the right conditions.
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 inOcean Crash
Adrift in Open Water

Nylon utility rope

Old shark-repellent packet
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.