Hello,
As consultants, we run all kinds of workshops. Some are GSD (getting-STUFF-done), while others are more open-ended, focused on innovation and lateral thinking.
Marshmallow. This exercise asks teams to build a tower out of spaghetti, string, and tape. The challenge is that you only get 18 minutes and the tower needs to support a marshmallow at the top. (Yes, you guessed it, lots of teams fail at this).
It's fun, messy, and only takes 30 minutes (including the debrief). Hope you enjoy my first blog post from 2012 here. Also, let me know what workshop exercises work well for you.
John
jkstrategy@consultantsmind.com