A Team Cohesion Game
Once Upon Align
FAQ's for Once Upon Align
What is Once Upon Align?
Once Upon Align is a thoughtfully designed toolkit aimed at enhancing team insight and collaboration through a fun, engaging adventure. The game features iconic Australian-inspired illustrations and serves as a powerful tool for fostering open dialogue, active learning, problem-solving, psychological safety, and inclusion.
How does Once Upon Align benefit my team?
Playing Once Upon Align reflects your team’s dynamics, revealing group norms, roles, assumptions, and behavioural patterns. By simulating real-world group dynamics without the pressure of deliverables, it offers a safe yet candid medium for exploration. The benefits include:
- Cultivating open dialogue and engagement
- Unleashing creative problem-solving
- Embracing diverse perspectives to avoid groupthink
- Building trust, psychological safety, and meaningful connections
- Gaining deep insights into team strengths and opportunities
Can Once Upon Align be used multiple times?
Yes, Once Upon Align is designed for repeated use. Each session can reveal new insights and opportunities for growth, making it a valuable tool for ongoing team development.
Consider the impact when new team members join. Replaying Once Upon Align provides an excellent opportunity to integrate new members and reestablish a unified team dynamic. It allows the team to revisit and reinforce effective communication practices and collaborative behaviours, ensuring everyone is aligned and included.
Can Once Upon Align be used in an educational environment?
Once Upon Align offers a versatile toolkit that is highly beneficial in educational settings. Here’s how it can be used:
- Enhancing Classroom Collaboration: The game encourages students to work together, fostering teamwork and collaborative problem-solving skills.
- Promoting Open Dialogue: It creates a safe space for students to express their thoughts and ideas, enhancing communication skills and psychological safety.
- Building Inclusivity: The game helps break down social barriers and encourages diverse perspectives, promoting an inclusive classroom environment.
- Facilitating Teacher-Student Interaction: Teachers can use the game as a tool to better understand student dynamics, strengths, and areas for improvement, leading to more effective teaching strategies.
Whether used in group projects, workshops, or as part of the curriculum, Once Upon Align can elevate the learning experience by making it interactive, engaging, and insightful.
How do you kick-off the game post instructions?
The game begins once the first card is placed down. This can happen immediately, or it might take some time for the group to figure out. If the group is taking too long to start, as a facilitator, you can encourage them to place any card down to initiate the game.
If it takes the group a significant amount of time to begin, this can serve as a valuable point for debriefing. Consider asking questions such as, "Why do you think it took a long time to figure out how to start?" or "Does this happen often in your projects at work?" These questions can help uncover underlying team dynamics and improve future collaboration.
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