Bridge Crew: Into the Void

Bridge Crew: Into the Void

Introduction

"Become the virtual bridge crew of your own spacecraft! In this exciting and mentally stimulating sci- fi thriller activity, each of your team members must take on a separate role as part of the bridge crew – communications, engineering, captain, navigation and weapons systems. Your mission is to engage with the enigmatic entity threatening Earth known as 'The Void'. Will your team have what it takes to save the planet from annihilation?"

Description

Participants will be divided into teams, and each team will command a ship. The ship requires each participant to assume a mission role - communications, engineering, navigation, etc. Each role will have a specified set of abilities, skills and resources at their disposal. Once oriented, the crew will be faced with a set of challenges and problems to solve as the ship moves further into the Void - a mysterious entity threatening all life on Earth.

Team members must collaborate using the strengths and skills of each role to overcome increasingly critical challenges. Teams must also be careful not to take the wrong course of action, as this may result in penalization, or potential loss of crew members.

The Bridge Crew Into the Void, team that can make their way to the center of the Void and negate the threat within the time limit will be declared winner. This  Bridge Crew Into the Void online activity may be done in competition with other groups or as a small individual team.

Benefits

• Great for problem solving and critical thinking under pressure

• Good opportunity to employ Six Thinking Hats techniques

• Leadership, prioritization and delegation skills

Teams

Maximum group size is around 50. For larger groups we can host multiple sessions at the same time. Smaller teams of up to 10 are then put in virtual breakout rooms.

Location & Duration

This  Bridge Crew Into the Void event is staged online using a combination of 'Zoom Meetings' and a selection of other software and websites, all of which are easily accessible or free to download. We can send an invitation via email containing all instructions and links prior to the event. We highly suggest installing the relevant programs and using a desktop or laptop for full experience. Tablet and smartphone access is possible but will contain less functionality. The half day program is up to 4 hours and the full day program up to 8 hours.

Challenge Types

The Bridge Crew Into the Void will be faced with a set of challenges and problems to solve as the ship moves further into the Void. Team members must collaborate using the strengths and skills of each role to overcome increasingly critical challenges.

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