THE TOWER BUILDING EXERCISE: AN EXERCISE IN LEADING, STRUCTURE, AND SPAN OF CONTROL

Task: Build a tower of sugar cubes as high as you think you can with your non-dominant in five minutes, e.g. if you are right handed use your left hand and vice-versa. Your group score is based upon the number of cubes standing at the end of each round for the two builders. Then add up the three rounds. No practicing  before the exercise begins.

Form groups of three for three rounds of tower building.

Change leaders for each round.

The other two, who are the builders, blindfold themselves.

If you are done or your tower falls before the end of five minutes, remain silent until the end of the five minutes.

Begin building your tower as instructed by your group leader when the instructor says to begin.

If the tower falls, the score is zero. Score the number of cubes that remain standing at the end of each five minutes. Each group keeps track of total score per round,  then sums all three rounds.

Between rounds there is two minutes to talk tactics. Time for integration.