Product Pipeline
This spirited interactive business simulation encourages participants to work together within their small teams, as well as within the larger “company.” Each small team or “department” of 4 to 8 people works in an 8’x8’ area that is connected to the working areas of other teams.
Groups must use limited supplies (PVC, balloons, bamboo stakes, rubber bands, etc.) to construct a device that will safely transport the maximum number of marbles. The real clincher: each team’s section of the pipeline must interface with those before and after it. Your pipeline has minimum marble “revenue” requirement to meet. Pipeline departments also have a budget that they can spend on additional materials. Your designated marketing department presents a wonderfully creative pitch for the pipeline product before the final moment of truth. This diversity of roles gives everyone a chance to be included.
This is a great way to emphasize big-picture thinking, and clearly demonstrates how individual contributions add up to overall group success. Product pipeline includes a customizable debrief focusing on team effectiveness, communication, seeing the big picture, and time and resource management. Come on, let’s get the ball rolling!
Outcomes
- Resource Management
- Problem Solving
- Team-based innovation
- Leadership
Features
- Teams construct a working pipeline using fun, unexpected materials!
Ideal Usage
- Training sessions
- New product launches
- Retreats
Group Size
- 20 – 500 (divided into teams of 6 – 10)
Time
- 2 hours
Space
- One large ballroom – enough space for each team to work in an 8×8 square
Experience
- “I wanted to follow up and let you know Rob did a great job yesterday, and everything went very well with the program. The group was skeptical at first but, by the end, everyone was involved in something. Not an easy task with 200 people. It was very fun to see the meeting chair sitting on the floor in front of Rob, listening to him present the wrap up to the group. From start to finish we were pleased.”
C.C.
PRA Destination Management Orlando