Lifeboat Game

Time: 45 Mins

Purpose: Discover how emotions effect the success of our negotiations

Participants: _____ per team

Instructions:

The below mentioned people are on a yacht. The yacht developed a leak and is sinking fast.
There is only one lifeboat and it will accommodate only ________ people, not one more can fit
and there is no more life boats or life jackets.

The group must then come to an agreement as to which _______ people gets to go in the
lifeboat and be saved. Also list down the order of importance, because if you run out of food and
water, then the “less important people” will have to be dumped overboard. Of course, this is
often the more difficult job.

Discuss/ debate and come up with a list.

Remember everyone is important as it a difference between life and death.

The people missed out must come up with answers on why they did so?

After the exercise is over, the team should explain….

How does this exercise reflect your day to day relationships?

What are the similarities between what you just experienced and negotiations at work and at
home?

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Creative thinking Exercise

Role storming:

In this activity, you need to approach a problem or issue from the viewpoint of someone else.
We call them as Role model.

Instructions:

Take a slip of paper

Make sure you know who your role model is before beginning the activity. If you don’t know the
person, please choose another one.

Think of a problem (it could be work related or something in the news). You must try to solve it
by thinking like your role model, how would they approach the problem?

Note down your ideas in a paper. Later briefly explain how this activity helped you think outside
of your normal thinking patterns and how it encouraged you to come up with innovative ideas.

Role models: (Pick any one)

Henry Ford

Mark Zuckerberg

Steve Jobs

Mahatma Gandhi

Donald Trump

Bill Gates

Narendra Modi

Vivekananda

Jack Ma

MS Dhoni

Christopher Nolan

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