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Exercise
An introduction to the idea of the triangle relationship between sending organisation –volunteer - hosting organisation, demonstrating the value of working in a team / co-operation.
* Introduce the exercise as you distribute the triangle figure. Participants have 5 minutes to count as many triangles as they can find hidden inside the figure. Collect the results by raising hands if they have found:
between 0-10 triangles
between 11-15 triangles
between 16-20 triangles
between 21-25 triangles
more then 25 different triangles
Score the number of hands on a flipchart·
Ask participants to form a “triangle” group of three persons to compare their results and work together to find the maximum number of triangles (10 more minutes).
Make a new round with the amount of triangles in the different groups. Point out how the results improve when people work together as a team compared to working as an individual.
Link this concept of teamwork to the triangle relationship of sending organisation – volunteer – hosting organisation.
Timing: Introduction: 2 minutes, Individual work: 5 minutes, Overview: 3 minutes, Group work: 10 minutes, Results + linking: 10 minutes
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http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/35
This tool is for
15-35
and addresses
Voluntary Service, Project Management
Materials needed:
One example on paper of the Hidden Triangle for every participant, paper and pencils for all, Flipchart.
Duration:
30 minutes
The tool was created by
Unknown.
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The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Unknown (on 9 July 2003)
and last modified
21 June 2010
Comments
You may want to know that the maximum amount of triangles is 47.
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