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Roller Coaster RescueTeam Decision Exercise
One injured passenger remains on a stopped roller coaster while rising wind closes the approved evacuation window.
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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.
Operational and urgentHighworkplace teams
Sample items
Headlamp
Portable work light
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: workplace teams, leadership workshops, decision-making under pressure
What teams debate: Passenger protection, approved procedure, coordination, weather limits, and tempting contingencies.
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 inRoller Coaster Rescue
Bring the Last Passenger Down
Portable work light
VS
Thermal blanket
VS
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.