sr4 Activity Cards

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sr4 Partners is a team of renowned learning professionals

dedicated to helping you create and sustain a healthy and

productive organizational climate. You will benefit from leading

techniques, designed to connect your people to the heart andsoul of your organization.

You can expect our full attention to your needs, and our complete

commitment to achieving desired outcomes. Our focus is on each

individual and their learning experience. We take pride in caring

for our clients and we will invite your wisdom every step of the

way. Our goal is to surprise and delight.

We hope you’ll join us.

222 n. la salle; suite 1450

chicago, il 60601 312.254.8620

www.sr4partners.com



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What You Get…

Competitive Cooking encourages participants to:

» Delegate individual responsibility while maintaining collectiveaccountability

» Contribute to the team innovation process

» Effectively build consensus

» Gain project management experience

» Better collaborate while recognizing individual contributionsto group success

» Foster trusting relationships

The Competitive Cooking experience is based on the popular Food

Network television show Iron Chef. The timed Competitive Cooking

experience will help illuminate individual leadership preferences

and potential blind spots. As the experience unfolds the team must

direct its focus, share information, communicate effectively and work

collaboratively to achieve success. Instructed to prepare and plate meals

for a pre-selected number of diners, teams will have the opportunity to

sample each other’s creations. Following the meal, our facilitators will

guide a discussion around contribution and performance.

How It Works...

Teams will be challenged to plan and prepare a three-course meal. They

will be equally equipped with utensils, advice and ingredients—whichwill be provided in their raw form. A secret ingredient must also be

incorporated into each course.

Scores will reflect the team’s response to certain criteria including use

of ingredients, creativity of presentation, taste and sanitation, and

preparation time. The teams will each have their own Sous Chef to turn

to for advice. The Sous Chefs will observe, coach, and serve as final

judges.

competitive cooking your people, your flavors



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What You Get…

Digital Storytelling encourages participants to:

» Practice leadership skills» Contribute to the team innovation process



» Better collaborate in a team environment

» Recognize individual contributions

Since the beginning of human history, storytelling has been the primary

means for passing along culture from one generation to the next. In this

team-based program, participants create digital stories—essentially short

movies—designed to help clarify and communicate key insights about

what it takes to make successful contributions to your organization.

How It Works…

We start by dividing participants into production teams. Team members

then take on self-assigned functional roles—directors, screenwriters,

actors, tech crew—and divide into short skill-based workshops. Directors

learn about directing, writers about writing, actors about acting, and

so on. Afterward, each production team reconvenes with an assigned

challenge—create a 60-second digital story that emphasizes theattributes vital to high performing teams.

Teams will move through the various stages of production, from hashing

out the messaging to reaching consensus on a narrative approach,

to the scripting, staging, and the filming of scenes. In doing so, each

team will draw on the disparate talents and recently learned skills of

each individual. Upon completion, each team’s raw footage will be

professionally edited and prepared for the premiere—an Academy

Awards-style event designed to highlight individual and group

achievements.

digital storytelling your people, your stories



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What You Get…

The Amazing Intelligence Race encourages participants to:

» Build and reinforce leadership skills» Practice collaborative problem-solving

» Engage in strategic planning

» Enhance effective communication skills

» Increase awareness of Multiple Intelligences

» Engender innovative thinking

» Increase the sense of belonging, identity and relationshipequity

It’s not ”Are You Smart?” It’s ”How Are You Smart?” Book smarts.

Street smarts. Emotional smarts. A way with language or with math. We

all possess different kinds of intelligences (research suggests there are

as many as eight unique types) that give us different problem-solving

strengths. Highly successful teams tend to contain a broad distribution of

intelligences. With this in mind, we’ve created The Amazing Intelligence

Race, a half-day, team-based challenge designed to explore how

individuals are smart in different ways and how it takes more than a few

kinds of intelligence to build an effective team.

How It Works…

We start by equipping teams with backpacks full of resources and a clue

packet. The clues encourage teams to move through a series of fun andexperiential challenges, each in a new location and each requiring the

use of one or more of the resources included in the backpack. In doing

so, teams are forced to draw on all eight distinct types of intelligence,

requiring different team members to assume leadership roles as the

challenges evolve and different skill-sets come into play.

Afterward, our facilitators lead teams through a reflective debriefing

session. A post-race reception follows, where participants can continue

to talk informally, sharing stories and exchanging information learned

during the experience.

amazing intelligence race your people, your adventure



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What You Get…

Rhythm Jam encourages participants to:

» Listen to each other» Foster trusting relationships

» Accept personal responsibility for playing their role while alsofeeling a sense of accountability towards the overall mission

» Experience the impact of change

» Experiment with new ideas

» Feel the power of community

Can you feel the beat? Group drumming is a powerful platform for

communication and a particularly good opening experience or closing

celebration for any size meeting. Vision, Leadership, Collaboration, Team

Effectiveness, Change Management, Innovation, Creativity, Diversity, and

Community; all are aspects of organizational climate, culture and team

performance. Rhythm Jam helps identify and develop learning objectives

in an engaging and dramatic format. Choosing from a collection of easy-

to-play instruments, participants are able to transform themselves from

a scattered array of individual noise-makers to a powerful and cohesive

musical force.

How It Works…

Under the guidance of our world-renown Rhythm Jam facilitator,everyone starts with something simple to play, progressing to additional

instruments requiring escalating levels of skill and coordination. At

the same time, the music evolves from simple beats to a dynamic

and sophisticated group effort, culminating with a jam session that

encourages participants to use their collective creativity, carrying the

rhythm forward in new, and innovative directions.

rhythm jam your people, your music



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What You Get…

Alpha Beta encourages participants to:

» Think about how their behavior contributes toorganizational culture

» Increase their awareness of cultural dynamics and diversity

» Identify behaviors that support an intentional culture

» Understand the link between decision-making practicesand values-based behaviors

The Alpha Beta experience is a structured simulation, designed to allow

participants the chance to explore organizational culture. During the

activity, your workforce will better understand how individual decisions

contribute to the attitudes and beliefs of one’s underlying culture.

How It Works…Alpha Beta is a simulated experience, originally designed for Peace

Corps training and now adapted for corporate audiences. We begin

by dividing participants into two distinct teams, each with its own set

of values and customs. Our facilitators then guide participants through

a series of exchange exercises structured to allow members from each

team to begin to understand the practices of the other. To strengthen

learning, we embed your organization’s unique corporate values,language and operating principles into the cultural exchange.

Participants will be exposed to the complex emotions, anxieties and

misperceptions common in cross-cultural interactions. The result is a

guided learning experience that provides a platform for individuals to

recognize the powerful role they can play in shaping and supporting a

desired culture.

alpha beta your people, your culture



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What You Get…

Common Cubism encourages participants to:

» Practice collaboration skills» Gain project management experience

» Listen to each other

» Delegate individual responsibility while maintaining collectiveaccountability

» Foster trusting relationships

» Practice how they work with colleagues through an atypicalexperience

Cubism was perhaps the most influential visual art style of the early

twentieth century. Created by Pablo Picasso, the concept of cubism

rejects the idea that art should copy nature. Instead, cubists dissected

the objects of their art into smaller pieces and reassembled them from

different vantage points. With Common Cubism, we divide a single

image into small facets for groups to interpret, and then reassemble the

pieces to create an entirely new piece of collaborative art. The process

captures individual contributions, which give way to the collective

impression.

How It Works…

Small groups of participants will be given the opportunity to interpret

and create their own multimedia piece. We distribute paint chips with2”x 2” images that teams will have to scale to cover a proportionately

larger canvas. Colors can change, but placement of important lines must

stay the same.

Groups will be given all necessary materials and time to discuss their

approach and roles, as well as sketch and create their image. This is a

team-based process. We customize the focus of the debrief to the needs

of your people. The final touch is in the reveal. We collect all the pieces

and assemble them to disclose the masterpiece—a visual representation

of a collaborative effort.

common cubism your people, your masterpiece



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What You Get…

Project Real encourages participants to:

» Develop a real way to contribute to your organization» Delegate individual responsibility while maintaining

collective accountability

» Contribute to the team innovation process



» Better collaborate while recognizing individualcontributions to group success

» Foster relationships

In business, when a project gets “the green light” that means it is a

“go.” Getting the green light, however, requires overcoming multiple

barriers—the first usually being the project pitch. Project Real allows your

people to experience an authentic team-based pitch approach. As the

experience unfolds, the team must direct its focus, share information,

communicate effectively and work collaboratively to develop a judge-

ready pitch.

How It Works…

Pitch teams will be challenged to create a pitch for a chance to produce

the solution for a real need in your organization. They will be equipped

with a mock budget, expertise and professional advice. Team members

take on self-assigned functional roles—producers, project managers,creative directors, talent—and divide into short skill-based workshops.

Producers learn about producing, project managers about managing

the project, creative directors about creating an engaging storyline, and

talent about live presentation.

After the skill workshops, teams reconvene with an assigned challenge:

to produce the winning pitch. Teams will present their pitch to

handpicked judges from your organization. The pitches can be recorded

for playback the following day.

project real your people, your pitch



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team serve your people, your contribution

What You Get…

Team Serve encourages participants to:

» Think about the impact of the individual» Increase awareness of the communities the

organization visits

» Network across the organization

» Build trust within teams

» Share a common experience and emotional connection

» Take on a different role

» Roll up their sleeves and work to benefit people in need

Team Serve is an organized philanthropic experience designed to bring

your people together by helping those in need. Participants will work on

small project teams, where they will be able to see and feel the impact

of their contributions both immediately, and over time. Nothing brings a

group together like putting someone else’s needs first.

How It Works…

The Team Serve experience provides groups with the opportunity to give

back by partnering with local service organizations. Before the event, we

identify needed improvement projects such as painting, construction,

landscaping, cleaning, etc. At the event, we divide participants into

small project teams, each with its own assignment, background

information, tools and supplies. Our facilitators brief the teams then setthem to work. During the project, teams have the chance to engage in

conversation, getting to know each other and building trust throughout

the experience.

Our video crew will capture the team experience as well as the emotional

response of the beneficiaries. The result is a chance to relive the

experience through the recipient’s perspectives, making it even more

powerful for each participant.



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What You Get…

From Scratch encourages participants to:

» Custom-design their very own event, ensuring a perfectcultural fit

» Explore their creativity, using a proven andstructured process

» Create a completely unique experience

» Learn the technique of creative problem solving

» Participate in a fun and engaging learning experience

Want a completely original teambuilding event? Something that’s never

been done before? Something that is as unique as your people and your

business? Then you may want to consider our “from scratch” program.

How It Works…

From scratch is a fully-facilitated and supported design process thatallows your event team to design your very own, unique, teambuilding

program. We use a four-step design process, beginning with clarification.

Who is the program for? How many people? What do you want them to

learn and experience?

We follow clarification with structured ideation. Research into innovation

clearly shows that the way to have a great idea is to have a lot of ideas.

We make sure this happens in a fun and engaging way.

We work with you to identify and develop the best ideas, and then help

create an implementation plan. Our team will work with you every step of

the way, and can help produce and deliver the event.

from scratch your people, your ideas

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