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Arctic ExpeditionTeam Decision Exercise
Your research plane is buried in snow, the radio is dead, and a blizzard is closing in.
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Use this high-stakes survival scenario to give the group one structured decision. Every team must explain priorities, work through disagreement, and reach one shared ranking before the reveal.
Serious and constrainedMediumleadership workshops
Sample items
Emergency tent and tarp
Emergency signal flares
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.
Best for: leadership workshops, risk discussions, calmer classroom groups
What teams debate: Warmth, visibility, movement, and whether to wait or push through weather.
Debrief prompts
- Which item created the strongest disagreement?
- What assumption did the team make too quickly?
- Who changed their mind during the discussion?
- Did the team optimize for safety, speed, rescue, or certainty?
- What would you do differently in a real group decision?
Which would you keep inArctic Expedition
Race the Cold
Emergency signal flares
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Magnetic compass
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In the full session, your team ranks all 9 items
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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.