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Group of people standing on a small tarp, as starting position of collaborative team challenge Madagascar Rescue

Madagascar Rescue

Collaborative team challenge to develop group strategy skills.

  • Very playful & fun
  • Inspires creativity
  • Fosters teamwork
  • Promotes communication
  • Many variations

Step-by-Step Instructions

This collaborative team challenge creates a physical puzzle that tests planning and coordination skills. Madagascar Rescue transforms ordinary materials into a complex task requiring careful strategy between team members. Perfect for training workshops or team days, this fun traversing challenge encourages communication and resourcefulness. The progressive nature allows groups to tackle increasingly difficult problems while learning from each attempt. Suitable for youth and adult groups, it reveals how teams approach physical barriers together.

Madagascar Rescue – Collaborative Team Challenge
  1. Place a large tarp (approx 2 x 3 metres) on the floor.
  2. Randomly distribute a bunch of soft toys around the area.
  3. Ask your group to stand on the tarp entirely, and distribute a ‘stepping stone’ to each person.
  4. Announce that the group’s first task is to flip the tarp in an effort to stand on its underside without any person touching the floor in the process.
  5. Any touches onto the floor/ground will require the group to start over.
  6. Then, instruct your group to use the stepping stones to retrieve the numerous soft toys.
  7. Challenge your group to retrieve all of the objects within these two parameters:
    – Every stepping stone must maintain unbroken physical contact with the group at all times, otherwise, they will lose it; and
    – If someone happens to touch the floor, they must return to the tarp and possibly lose the stone on which they were standing.
  8. Allow ample time for planning and execution.
  9. At the conclusion of the exercise, process your group’s experience as appropriate.

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  1. David Piang-Nee

    Cool way of combining two initiatives together. Would require a bit of time and would work well in an Olympic/ amazing race type setting if competition were the focus rather than debriefing.

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